making

[mey-king] / ˈmeɪ kɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

preparing

Synonyms

STRONG

accomplishing building composing constructing creating effecting executing fabricating fashioning forging forming generating manufacturing originating producing shaping

ADJECTIVE

totaling

Synonyms

STRONG

aggregating completing computing concluding constituting producing reckoning summing

WEAK

adding up to consisting of

NOUN

imagination

Synonyms

STRONGEST

formulation

STRONG

authoring building causation composition conception constituting construction contriving designing devising fabrication fancying fashioning forging occasioning origination performing planning producing production shaping

Antonyms

STRONG

destruction ruin

Example Sentences

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Making semiconductors, the chips that power everything, is one of the most resource-hungry industries on earth.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 6, 2026

Making something from scratch doesn’t mean it has to take hours, and you don’t need a culinary degree to come up with your own dinner recipe.

From Salon • Jul. 2, 2026

Making a big noise about it before the event is bold but very much in keeping with Kerr's brand.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

Making matters worse, the crowd at Shinnecock was openly rooting against Clark at times.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

Making the best of things, he took apart a walking stick made of whalebone discs threaded on a metal rod, and used those as poker chips.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

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