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 In the Giulia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio, the company’s six-cylinder makes up to 520 horses. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026 And according to market surveys like Guidant Financial, the retail sector makes up about 18 percent of the total small business market share. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 Health insurance makes up almost a quarter of the benefits employers pay workers per hour. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026 Non-REM sleep makes up more of your sleep right after bedtime, and then REM becomes a higher proportion of sleep in the early morning hours. — Michael R. Nadorff, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026 Colorado River water makes up 40% of the supplies Phoenix feeds to its customers. — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026 Dark matter makes up a little more than a quarter of the Universe. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026 Making memory foam breathe Cooling materials can only do so much if warm air remains trapped inside a mattress, so ventilation makes up another substantial part of the design. — New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2026 Most defaults are in healthcare, but there are concerns this could spread to software, which makes up 20% of lending. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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The Heyes Peak collection comprises five styles for men and women including a jacket, parka, hooded jacket and three-in-one parka, some featuring scalloped quilting.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Founded in 2009, the retailer’s business comprises 15 stores across China, as well as lifestyle concepts including a restaurant, a tea house, and a flower shop.

— Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of comprises

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Determined to win her back, Ralph devises a crazy plan involving kidnapping the former child star of his favorite Christmas movie.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Her path crosses with that of Inocência, an enslaved Black woman who possesses healing knowledge, knows the land, and devises her own strategies of resistance.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of devises

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Boston Dynamics released a video offering a closer look at the prototype operations team that builds and maintains its Atlas humanoid robot.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
Political tensions mounted Tuesday over the European Union’s next long-term budget as pressure builds to get the spending package agreed before a series of unpredictable elections in some of the biggest member countries next year.

— Lorne Cook, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of builds

Verb

The new film continues the story of the conclusion of Holland’s third Spider-Man film, where Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) concocts a spell to make everyone forget Peter as a way to save the multiverse.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
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

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Dyrholm will star as a woman who is unable to acknowledge and access her own feelings and constructs intimacy by stealing objects from people instead of getting close to them.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
By placing a fashion executive from PVH next to a global marketing executive from Coca-Cola and an independent visual artist, the house constructs a network of perspectives capable of sorting through complex challenges.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026