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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

Example Sentences

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Admitted students whose families make up to $100,000 will pay nothing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

They have ground to make up to achieve their minimum aim this season – qualifying for the Champions League, which should be achievable with a top-five finish.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

For example, the $6,000 senior deduction applies to people age 65 and older who make up to $75,000.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

He used to make up to $6,000 a month as a trucker — now, he can’t afford to turn on his air conditioning.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025

Did Apollo’s late reparation make up to her for all that she had suffered?

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton