MAKING IT Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

making it

phrase

present participle of make it

as in cutting it

to reach a desired level of accomplishment His parents convinced him that he could make it in anything he chose to do if he worked hard enough.

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Recent Examples of making it Research suggests that wildlife crossings with fencing can cut large-animal collisions by more than 80%, making it among the most effective ways to improve driver safety and wildlife connectivity, according to the Pew Research Center. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026 Milwaukee pulled to 85-72 after three quarters and got the first basket of the fourth, but Towns led the way as New York quickly pushed the lead beyond 20, with consecutive 3-pointers by Anunoby making it 106-78. — CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026 That was kind of what was in our heads during the process of making it. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2026 Three years after making it, while driving drunk in East Hampton, Pollock crashed his car, killing himself and one of the passengers, Edith Metzger. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026 That’s lowered expectations to just a handful, or none, of these startups making it to public markets, the sources said. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 Fort Worth Arlington Heights Fresh off making it past the area round for the first time since 1973, the Yellow Jackets have another talented team under head coach Curtis James. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026 The Patriots’ drive was kept alive by a fourth-down penalty by the Seahawks — making it the second time tonight a Seattle penalty has led to a New England score. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026 The tragedy marked the rare occasion of workplace safety making it into the national news. — Matt Helmer, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for making it

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Bouchard scored twice in the second period, sparking Edmonton's rally by cutting it to 2-1 11 seconds into the frame on a long wrist shot through traffic.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Bouchard scored twice in the second, sparking Edmonton’s rally by cutting it to 2-1 11 seconds into the period on a long wrist shot through traffic.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of cutting it

Phrase

There’s no substitute for time and getting there on your own time.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026
Goldman still believes in the long-term payoff, but getting there requires wading through near-term labor-market disruption that will weigh on growth before lifting it.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of getting there

Phrase

In the seventh, reliever Steven Matz issued a leadoff walk to Brewers rookie Cooper Pratt after getting ahead 1-2 in the count.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
By the end of the fifth, the Dodgers had gone eight consecutive innings without scoring, and with a game plan of getting ahead before the Brewers’ vaunted bullpen could take over.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of getting ahead

Phrase

Cecil oversaw the opening of The Inn in 2001, making good, more than a century later, on his great-grandfather’s original vision for a hotel component to his country estate.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026
Sitting in first place in the NFC East, the Giants are banking on McCarthy making good on his growing confidence.

— CBS New York Team, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026