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makes up

VERB

create

Synonyms

WEAK

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

WEAK

be real disagree tell truth

Example Sentences

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But private credit makes up only 3% of property insurers’ fixed-income portfolios, the core holdings insurers rely on to pay claims, according to research by insurance ratings firm AM Best.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The wealthiest Americans External link in particular are splurging in a way that makes up for everyone else.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The city of Los Angeles makes up roughly 40% of the county’s population.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

But if he’s in the S&P 500, you’re purchasing a little chunk of Tesla, which makes up about 2 percent of S&P index funds, every time you put money into such a fund.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

“Sonny’s small,” Coach Tom Morgan told my uncle Clarence at practice one day, “but he makes up for it by being slow.”

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam