Synonyms of make it

make it

phrase

as in succeed

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.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succeed
• cut it
• flourish
• arrive
• thrive
• hack it
• get ahead
• get there
• make the grade
• get somewhere
• make good
• prosper
• hit it big
• cut the mustard
• make one's mark
• excel
• win
• come into one's own
• prevail
• triumph

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fail
• struggle
• flounder

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of make it

Costco initially courted the city with plans for a roughly 166,000-square-foot warehouse at the northeast corner of State Highway 55 and Hill Road, but the project has yet to make it to a public hearing. — Rose Evans october 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 Oct. 2026

Editor Ben Ratliff helped with the selections, though nothing made it into the final book without Cohn’s approval. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 6 Oct. 2026

No team had ever made the playoffs after back-to-back 100-loss seasons, so to make it after three in a row was unthinkable, especially after one of their versatile pitchers was sidelined in spring training. — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Engelbert Humperdinck is reflecting on the dark side of trying to make it in the music industry, claiming he was repeatedly subjected to unwanted advances from talent agents early in his career. — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026