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make happen

VERB

bring about

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplish achieve create engender generate produce realize

WEAK

beget bring to pass compass do draw on effect effectuate give rise to manage occasion secure succeed

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy fail lose ruin

WEAK

halt kill stop

VERB

realize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bring about carry out complete do

STRONG

actualize consummate effect effectuate fulfill materialize perfect perform reify

WEAK

bring off bring to fruition carry through corporealize make concrete make good

Antonyms

STRONGEST

halt neglect stop

STRONG

fail

WEAK

ignore lose

Example Sentences

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The blockbuster made Mr. Lucas obscenely rich and that allowed him to build the independent Bay Area studio Mr. Coppola could never quite make happen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

It’s not about deprivation—it’s about confidence, creativity, and a little quiet pride in what you can make happen in your own kitchen.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026

What he had to buoyantly make happen two decades ago, he now makes seem like it has to happen, that there is a natural force in operation and he its enabler.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

“I have a lot of weird ideas that I couldn’t make happen on my own,” Maker says.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

You always think I can make things happen that I can’t make happen.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

make happen

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