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make the most of

VERB
live
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flourish love thrive
STRONG
delight luxuriate prosper relish savor
WEAK
be happy take pleasure
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fail languish
STRONG
dislike
WEAK
cease depart die not use
VERB
profit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contribute earn improve pay off prosper take advantage of thrive
STRONG
aid avail benefit better clear exploit help pay promote realize recover score serve use utilize
WEAK
be of advantage capitalize on cash in on clean up learn from make a haul make a killing make capital make good use of make it big make money put to good use reap the benefit stand in good stead turn to advantage work for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decline fail harm hurt lose
STRONG
block condemn deteriorate hinder injure obstruct worsen
VERB
use
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adopt apply employ handle manage operate practice run spend utilize wield work
STRONG
capitalize capitalize on consume deplete exercise exert exhaust expend occupy ply squander take waste
WEAK
avail oneself of bring into play bring to bear draw on find a use make do with make use play on press into service put forth put into action put to use put to work run through turn to account
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cease halt leave alone let go mismanage misuse neglect reject renounce repudiate stop
STRONG
save
WEAK
abstain

Example Sentences

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"We were given a piece of A4 paper, and essentially told to make the most of the time we had."

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

"If young children are spoken to one-to-one and people show them interesting things, that develops the seeking system to make them explore and make the most of the world around them," Cooper said.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

It’s great to make the most of the outdoors here.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

It’s human to mourn one’s situation, but it’s our responsibility to fight our way back to a happy life or at least to make the most of our situation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

All eyes were on Cleopatra, and she resolved to make the most of it.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby