Synonyms of making up

making up

verb

present participle of make up

1

as in comprising

to be all the substance of

the book is made up of 20 chapters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• comprising
• composing
• constituting
• forming
• filling (out)
• integrating
• incorporating
• embodying
• supplementing
• fleshing (out)
• complementing
• personifying
• completing
• incarnating
• epitomizing
• substantiating
• materializing

2

as in devising

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• devising
• concocting
• constructing
• thinking (up)
• inventing
• cooking (up)
• coming up with
• drumming up
• designing
• trumping up
• vamping (up)
• manufacturing
• producing
• excogitating
• hatching
• fabricating
• contriving
• dreaming
• conceiving
• imagining
• visualizing
• coining
• envisioning
• daydreaming
• fantasizing
• improvising
• envisaging
• visioning
• picturing
• extemporizing
• ad-libbing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reproducing
• copying
• duplicating
• imitating
• mimicking
• cloning
• replicating
• reduplicating
• copycatting

3

as in building

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"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• building
• constructing
• assembling
• making
• setting up
• putting together
• creating
• putting up
• erecting
• manufacturing
• establishing
• designing
• fabricating
• piecing
• producing
• rearing
• raising
• thinking (up)
• cooking (up)
• confecting
• generating
• rebuilding
• throwing up
• shaping
• rigging (up)
• organizing
• molding
• beginning
• originating
• forging
• concocting
• inventing
• framing
• fashioning
• hammering
• founding
• reconstructing
• initiating
• innovating
• instituting
• inaugurating
• constituting
• carpentering
• coining
• imagining
• prefabricating
• devising
• handcrafting
• reedifying
• retrofitting
• fathering
• combining
• conceiving
• reassembling
• redeveloping
• jerry-building
• contriving
• uniting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• taking down
• tearing down
• knocking down
• pulling down
• striking
• dismantling
• destroying
• blowing up
• disassembling
• wrecking
• dismembering
• devastating
• ruining
• shattering
• flattening
• smashing
• leveling
• demolishing
• pulverizing
• razing
• exploding
• demounting
• ruinating
• dividing
• detaching
• separating
• disengaging
• disconnecting
• disjoining
• disuniting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of making up

The Grotto of Massabielle is one of the 22 sites making up the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

The project is expected to set aside 40% of its units as affordable for those making up to 60% of the area median income under federal guidelines. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026

She was later wrongfully accused of making up the allegations and fired, while Durrah maintained his employment with the department, Tillman claimed in her complaint. — Amber Gaudet updated August 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026

Consumer payments and subscriptions remain the core of the business, contributing 85% to 90% of revenue across the forecast period, with subscriptions already making up 60% to 70% of viewer spend. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026

From female directors making up 18-19 percent of film production to more than 30 percent. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026

Medicaid now covers families making up to 138% of the federal poverty level. — Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 25 June 2026

Congress has to keep making up the gap with general taxpayer funds. — Camila Domonoske, NPR, 28 May 2026

The timing of the hearing, coming less than three weeks before the primary election, throws a spotlight on the scandal just as voters are making up their minds. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026