makes

VERB

create, build

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cause compose form generate manufacture prepare produce

STRONG

accomplish adjust arrange assemble beget brew conceive constitute construct cook effect engender fabricate fashion forge frame hatch initiate invent mold occasion originate parent procreate secure shape spawn synthesize whip

WEAK

bring about cook up dash off draw on dream up get ready give rise to knock off lead to put together tear off throw together whip out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break destroy neglect ruin

STRONG

confuse demolish derange disarrange dismantle disorder disorganize disperse divide end fail finish give up ignore kill lose raze scatter separate tell truth terminate

WEAK

calculate crush demote deny disallow discourage dissuade halt measure prevent refuse refute renounce stop veto

VERB

induce, compel

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cause drive force require start

STRONG

coerce concuss constrain dragoon effect impel impress initiate interfere meddle oblige press pressurize secure shotgun tamper

WEAK

bring about horn in prevail upon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

stop

STRONG

ignore leave alone let go neglect

WEAK

calculate crush demote deny destroy disallow discourage dissuade fail halt lose measure prevent raze refuse refute renounce ruin veto

VERB

designate, appoint

Synonyms

STRONGEST

create invest

STRONG

advance assign constitute delegate elect finger install name nominate ordain proffer select tap tender

Antonyms

STRONG

ignore keep pass over refuse take back

WEAK

calculate crush demote deny destroy disallow discourage dissuade fail halt lose measure prevent raze refute renounce ruin stop veto

VERB

enact, execute

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act carry out conduct do establish form pass perform prepare

STRONG

declare decree draft effect fix formulate frame legislate practice prosecute wage

WEAK

carry on carry through draw up engage in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy fail halt idle leave lose neglect ruin stop

STRONG

cease forget ignore

WEAK

calculate crush demote deny disallow discourage dissuade measure prevent raze refuse refute renounce veto

VERB

add up to; constitute

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compose form organize represent

STRONG

compound comprise construct embody equal fabricate mix structure synthesize texture

WEAK

amount to come to make up put together

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy disarrange ruin

STRONG

break demolish divide exclude separate unmix

WEAK

calculate crush demote deny disallow discourage dissuade fail halt lose measure prevent raze refuse refute renounce stop veto

VERB

estimate, infer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collect draw think

STRONG

calculate conclude deduce deduct derive figure gather gauge judge reckon suppose

WEAK

dope out

Antonyms

STRONG

disbelieve estimate guess

WEAK

crush demote deny destroy disallow discourage dissuade fail halt lose measure prevent raze refuse refute renounce ruin stop veto

VERB

earn, acquire

Synonyms

STRONGEST

get receive

STRONG

clear gain harvest hustle net obtain pull rate realize reap secure sock

WEAK

bring home bacon bring in clean up pull down take in

Antonyms

STRONG

forfeit let go lose plant

WEAK

calculate crush demote deny destroy disallow discourage dissuade fail halt measure prevent raze refuse refute renounce ruin stop veto

VERB

arrive, aim at

Synonyms

STRONGEST

go head meet move reach

STRONG

advance attain bear catch proceed progress

WEAK

arrive at arrive in time break for get to light out set out strike out take off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

miss stay stop

STRONG

decrease halt lose retreat retrogress

WEAK

calculate crush demote deny destroy disallow discourage dissuade fail measure prevent raze refuse refute renounce ruin veto

Example Sentences

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Makes people wonder, Why am I doing this?

From Slate • May 12, 2026

Makes it 8x faster on the same GPUs.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Appeared in the January 26, 2026, print edition as 'Tien Makes a Run At Australian Open'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

This is the question at the heart of my forthcoming book, “The Real Ones: Disrupting the Hidden Ways Racism Makes Us Less Authentic.”

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026

Makes me wish that I were a fictional character.

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt