makes up

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create v.
comprise, constitute v.
compensate, reconcile v.

VERB

create

Synonyms

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ad-lib blend coin combine compose compound concoct construct contrive cook up devise dream up fabricate fabulize fake it fashion fictionalize fix formulate frame fuse hatch improv improvise invent join knock off make meld merge mingle mix originate play by ear prepare pretend put together ready storify trump up whip up wing it write

Antonyms

WEAK

be real disagree tell truth

VERB

comprise, constitute

Synonyms

WEAK

complete compose consist fill form furnish include make meet provide supply

Antonyms

WEAK

be real disagree tell truth

VERB

compensate, reconcile

Synonyms

WEAK

accommodate atone balance bury the hatchet come to terms compose conciliate counterbalance counterpoise countervail forgive and forget make amends make peace mend offset outweigh pacify recompense redeem redress requite set off settle shake hands

Antonyms

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be real disagree tell truth

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makes up

Over just six games, that tally already makes up almost a quarter of the total they faced in the entirety of the 2024-25 league-winning campaign under Brendan Rodgers.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Healthcare makes up another chunk of the fund, which owns a number of managed-care companies and drug distributors in the U.S. and drug companies in Europe.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

Canada makes up more than 35% of the export market for U.S. wine, more than the EU, U.K. and China markets combined.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

"There is a large contrast in mass density between the rock that makes up Mount Timpanogos and the much lower density ice that is in rock glacier adjacent to it," Thorne said.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

I feel good when I do something I know he would be proud of, like it makes up for all the things I’ve done that he wouldn’t be proud of.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth