make do with

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 the most of 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 can be bold in a time when people are telling us to make do with less because Georgia ultimately has the resources, and we have the talent.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

While agency supporters say the BLS needs more money to do a better job, Wiatrowski said he will make do with what he has.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

At the camps, displaced families make do with little while waiting to return home.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

He expects the legislation to pass this year, but added that “we can make do with our authority.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

I even went through hell and high water trying to get an authentic advertising poster from the fight, but sometimes you just have to make do with what you have.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

make do with

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