MAKES UP Synonyms: 130 Similar and Opposite Words

makes up

verb

present tense third-person singular of make up

as in comprises

to be all the substance of the book is made up of 20 chapters

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as in devises

to create or think of by clever use of the imagination she keeps making up excuses as to why she hasn't yet finished the project

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as in builds

to form by putting together parts or materials we'll have to make up the bookcase, which came in a box marked "some assembly required"

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Recent Examples of makes up And China now makes up 45 percent of the global supply of the delicacy, The Wall Street Journal reports. — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 13 July 2026 Standard jeans, which retail for $30-$75, makes up 40 percent. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 13 July 2026 The bank estimates running makes up about 12% of Adidas’ group sales, with the category growing 28% in the first quarter of 2026. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 6 July 2026 The battery life errs more on the average side and lacks magnetic charging, but the $200 Fourth of July discount makes up for it. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026 The only geographic region where voters preferred Hilton to Becerra are those in the North Coast/Sierra region, which makes up about 2% of the electorate, DiCamillo said. — Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 The effect is especially pronounced in rural counties, where agriculture makes up a large share of property tax revenue. — The Conversation, Fortune, 14 May 2026 The Community Investment Tax, Hillsborough’s half-cent sales tax that pays for roads, public buildings and upgrades to existing professional stadiums, makes up a large chunk of the framework. — Nina Moske, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026 Iranian oil makes up about 12% of the country's crude oil imports. — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 14 May 2026

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The Gran Turismo series, which was revamped in 2023, currently comprises six models ranging from roughly 108 to 262 feet.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 July 2026
Silver Sands State Park, Connecticut Just 15 miles from New Haven, Silver Sands State Park Silver Sands State Park comprises nearly 300 acres of shoreline, dunes, and woodlands.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026

Definition of comprises

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The British-American actress plays Hannah, a music student who devises a fake dating scheme with hockey star Garrett (Belmont Cameli) to catch the attention of her crush, Justin (Josh Heuston).

— Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Six men are eaten by the Cyclops before Odysseus devises a plan to escape from the cave they are trapped in.

— Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 June 2026

Definition of devises

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Raiders drops Turf War entirely and builds a single-player loot chase across the Spirhalite Islands, with four-player co-op that scales difficulty by headcount.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Audience builds community, which creates a sense of belonging, and that lives right next door to a sense of ownership.

— Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 22 July 2026

Definition of builds

Verb

Over these six weeks, the standard of on-field refereeing was predictably unpredictable, given the wide range of views that exist in different countries on what constitutes a foul, caution or red card.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 22 July 2026
That means astronomers will have to start coming up with better definitions for what constitutes an exomoon versus an exoplanet in the first place.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 July 2026

Definition of constitutes

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Driver’s character concocts a way for the duo to start an environmental business together as Russians, largely the mafia, are involved in recalibrating a canal in New York City.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 17 May 2026
The bleak tortures Ohm concocts for his characters are as vile as the Bilberry’s fetid jacuzzi.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026

Definition of concocts

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The Yale startup, which constructs quantum computers, was acquired in January for $550 million by D-Wave, a leading quantum business based in Palo Alto, Calif.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026
The mRNA is then read by a piece of molecular machinery called the ribosome, which constructs the protein — a process called translation.

— Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 18 June 2026

Definition of constructs

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The ingenious Professor Farnsworth invents a machine that can swap the minds of two people.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 21 July 2026
Rather than shattering the illusion, the heroine invents an increasingly elaborate fictional life to protect her mother — and, ultimately, herself.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 21 July 2026