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make for

VERB
go
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flee fly leave move pass progress retire travel
STRONG
abscond approach cruise decamp depart escape exit fare hie hightail journey lam mosey near quit repair split vamoose wend withdraw
WEAK
beat it bug out get away get going get lost get off hit the road light out make a break for it make one's way move out pull out push off push on run along run away set off shove off skip out take a hike take a powder take flight take leave take off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
remain stay stop
STRONG
arrive wait
VERB
produce
Synonyms
STRONGEST
generate make
STRONG
beget breed engender hatch induce muster occasion provoke secure
WEAK
bring about draw on get up give rise to result in set off work up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destroy
STRONG
halt prevent stop
WEAK
act consume play result ruin
VERB
tend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bear contribute favor go gravitate influence lean turn
STRONG
aim bend conduce dispose drift head impel incline lead look move point redound trend
WEAK
be biased be conducive be disposed be in the habit of be inclined be liable be predisposed be prejudiced have a tendency have an inclination move toward result in serve to verge on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dislike hurt shun take
STRONG
dissuade follow obey
WEAK
abandon ignore neglect

Example Sentences

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“Martin Scorsese All the Films” is filled with such morsels, making for an engrossing book—provided you don’t mind the occasional political asides.

From The Wall Street Journal

Of course “Liberation Day” and its aftermath made for one of the wildest months ever.

From The Wall Street Journal

Magna executives were counting on entirely new EV parts, such as the battery containers the company would make for GM, and the fact that components for EVs are often pricier than those for gas-powered vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal

What a difference just five years can make for a once-hot shoe company that has turned into “kind of a cliché.”

From MarketWatch

“The advantage of those designations is that they make for easy collection of the asset after death — generally all that is needed is a death certificate,” Carbone says.

From MarketWatch

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.