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 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 These farms are located in the best Premier and Grand Cru villages in the Montagne de Reims, including Verzenay (which makes up about 45 percent of the cuvée), Verzy, Ludes, and Mailly. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 21 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for makes up

Verb

The drama slate comprises co-productions developed directly with partners.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
The firm comprises a powerhouse sports representation unit, a music agency group, as well as production-management firm Brillstein, a marketing services unit and more assets.

— Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of comprises

Verb

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

Verb

In minutes, Bartlett had sketched the makeshift shrine that Helga builds for Arnold in her closet.

— Darryn King, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Surrounded by its own garden, the restaurant builds much of its menu upon a base of herbs and vegetables, like kale and carrots harvested mere steps from the open-concept kitchen.

— Nikkita Nair, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of builds

Verb

Others said the approach OpenAI and other AI companies have taken to solving mathematical problems constitutes an assault on mathematics as a human academic discipline.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
While the advantages of retinoids like retinol—firmer, clearer, and brighter skin—are essentially fact at this point, what constitutes the best retinoid is a bit more debatable.

— Deanna Pai, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of constitutes

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

Definition of concocts

Verb

Through artifacts spanning 5,000 years, the exhibition constructs an extraordinary history of fashion and the body—material, carnal, vulnerable, seductive, devotional, fragmented—and its transpositions into various expressive languages.

— Judith Clark, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2026
Hur judiciously constructs scene after scene that pulls and pushes the various probes closer to and further from the mysterious truth, which feels at once obscured and hidden in plain sight.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of constructs

Verb

They were not built for a group that invents its own vocabulary, drafts its own security protocols, and revises its own history when the record becomes inconvenient.

— Michael Morris, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Ill-advisedly, Wladyka introduces imaginary sequences in which Haru invents dance numbers out of ordinary situations.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026