Definitions

make up to

VERB

approach

Synonyms

STRONGEST

address advise feel greet

STRONG

accost beseech confer consult entreat implore plead propose supplicate thumb tumble

WEAK

appeal to apply to feel one out give a play give a tumble make advance make overture sound out speak to take aside talk to

Antonyms

STRONG

answer

WEAK

depart distance go away leave

VERB

cajole

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deceive delude dupe entice entrap seduce tantalize tempt wheedle

STRONG

banter beguile blandish bootlick con induce influence inveigle jolly lure maneuver mislead oil push snow soap soft-soap soften stroke sweet-talk urge

WEAK

apple-polish argue into brown-nose butter up get around get next to hand a line lay it on thick play up to rub the right way spread it on suck up to sweeten up work on work over

Antonyms

STRONG

discourage dissuade

WEAK

bully force

VERB

fawn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crouch grovel

STRONG

abase blandish bow cajole cotton court cower crawl creep cringe debase defer flatter invite jolly kneel kowtow massage oil pander scrape slaver snow stoop stroke submit toady truckle woo yield

WEAK

apple-polish be at beck and call be obsequious be servile brown-nose buddy up butter up cater to cave in to curry favor fall all over fall on one's knees honey up lay it on lick boots pay court play up to

Antonyms

STRONG

fight ignore reject

VERB

grovel

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beseech fawn

STRONG

beg blandish bootlick brown-nose court cower crawl creep cringe crouch flatter humor implore kneel kowtow pamper prostrate revere snivel soft-soap stoop truckle wheedle

WEAK

apple-polish beg for mercy bow and scrape butter up cater to eat crow eat dirt eat humble pie fall all over humble oneself kiss one's feet make much of play up to suck up to

Antonyms

STRONG

ignore

WEAK

boast

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make up to

Once they graduate, drivers make up to $12,000 a month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Rivian said it now expects to make up to 300,000 units annually at the Georgia plant, a 50% bump compared to its prior plans.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026

The university is set to make up to 450 staff redundant, blaming a financial deficit of around £25m.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026

While the company is growing at around 30% per year, Bersin only needs to make up to two new hires a year because of how much more productive everyone's digital twin is making them.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

And perhaps Uncle wanted to make up to us for all the time we had been living out here like this, trying to prove he was wrong about our never being able to fly.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep

make up to

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