make up with

VERB

apologize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

atone confess retract withdraw

STRONG

crawl purge square

WEAK

admit guilt ask forgiveness ask pardon beg pardon bow to clear oneself cop a plea cop out excuse oneself get down on knees give satisfaction make amends make reparations make up for offer compensation offer excuse say one is sorry

Antonyms

WEAK

defy

Example Sentences

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Villarreal: Is this a safe space to share that if the girls make up with Samantha/Cattrall in their 70s, I’ll be ready for their return to my screen?

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

Dombrowski’s Phillies built a $228 million roster around high-priced sluggers, a team that was built with the expectation that it would make up with power what it conceded on defense and in the bullpen.

From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2022

Unal Cevikoz, a retired ambassador, said countries such as Egypt and Israel, long at odds with Erdogan, were in no rush to make up with him.

From Reuters • Dec. 20, 2021

“While there is still time between now and then, Sinema has ground to make up with her constituents in the next three years.”

From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2021

He wanted to make up with her, not pick a fight.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

make up with

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