be up to

VERB

can

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commit manage take care of

STRONG

may

WEAK

be capable of be equal to be within one's area be within one's control can do cut the mustard have it made lie in one's power make it make out make the grade

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cannot

VERB

fall to

Synonyms

STRONGEST

begin

WEAK

apply oneself to buckle down commence jump in pitch in start undertake wade into

Antonyms

WEAK

be idle forget ignore laze neglect

VERB

have

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allow become consider enjoy experience feel know leave need permit see suffer undergo

STRONG

entertain let must sustain tolerate

WEAK

be compelled to be forced to be one's duty to fall on meet with ought put up with rest with should think about

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny disallow forget hold ignore keep neglect refuse reject

STRONG

halt stop

WEAK

exclude want

Example Sentences

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Mario Thompson hopes those aren’t the only differences, although he said the road his youngest daughter takes will ultimately be up to her.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Their magnetic fields can be up to 1,000 times stronger than those of ordinary neutron stars, reaching strengths roughly 10 trillion times greater than a refrigerator magnet.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

With 4C global warming by 2100, there could be up to 18,000 heat-related deaths a year across the UK, while parts of Wales would also become suitable for disease-carrying mosquitoes, the report warns.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Those decisions will be up to a five-member commission appointed by Blanche.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

“Any more delays and I’m going to be up to my ass in lawsuits.”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

be up to

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