Thesaurus / making for
FEEDBACK- as inreaching
- as inoffset
- as inatone
- as inoutweigh
- as inpay
- as inplead
- as inproduce
- as inreciprocate
- as inrecompense
- as inrectify
- as inredeem
- as inredress
- as inrefund
- as inreimburse
- as inremedy
- as inrepair
- as inrepay
- as inright
- as inbalance
- as intend
- as incancel
- as incountervail
- as inrestitute
- as incorrect
- as incounterbalance
- as incover
- as inamend
- as ingo
- as inapologize
synonyms for making for
synonyms for making for
- outweigh
- neutralize
- equal
- negate
- counteract
- balance
- counterpoise
- account
- countervail
- redeem
- charge
- recompense
- equalize
- requite
- equipoise
- cancel out
- counterpose
- allow for
- atone for
- be equivalent
- make amends
- make up for
- set off
- redeem
- apologize
- outweigh
- repair
- square
- appease
- reconcile
- pay
- absolve
- propitiate
- redress
- expiate
- counterbalance
- offset
- answer
- balance
- correct
- recompense
- do penance
- make amends
- make redress
- make reparation
- make up for
- set off
- pay one's dues
- take one's medicine
- exceed
- counterbalance
- overshadow
- prevail
- eclipse
- surpass
- offset
- overcome
- counterpoise
- countervail
- preponderate
- excel
- compensate
- balance
- outrun
- predominate
- cancel out
- outbalance
- outrival
- atone for
- make up for
- set off
- take precedence
- tip the scales
- repay
- square
- punish
- retaliate
- reciprocate
- recompense
- requite
- get even
- pay back
- avenge oneself
- make up for
- settle a score
- square things
- pay one's dues
- ask
- pray
- appeal
- solicit
- petition
- beseech
- importune
- entreat
- implore
- crave
- supplicate
- crawl
- entreaty
- cop a plea
- make up for
- square things
- make
- generate
- secure
- engender
- muster
- breed
- induce
- hatch
- occasion
- provoke
- beget
- bring about
- draw on
- get up
- work up
- give rise to
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- set off
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- repay
- respond
- interchange
- square
- return
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- render
- retort
- share
- correspond
- trade
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- vacillate
- reply
- match
- recompense
- tit for tat
- be equivalent
- feel in return
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- return the compliment
- serve out
- pay one's dues
- scratch one's back
- counterpoise
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- retrieve
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- comp
- overcompensate
- ante up
- atone for
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- do business
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- swing for
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- improve
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- right
- scrub
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- launder
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- square
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- shape up
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- turn things around
- pay one's dues
- rehabilitate
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- countervail
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- discharge
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- meet
- fulfill
- save
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- counterpoise
- abide by
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- adhere to
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- keep the faith
- make amends
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- set off
- restore
- vindicate
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- regulate
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- adjust
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- negative
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- square
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- cancel
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- revise
- annul
- make restitution
- even out
- countercheck
- dial back
- make amends
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- pay for
- put right
- recalibrate
- turn around
- turn over new leaf
- turn things around
- pay one's dues
- relinquish
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- remit
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- balance
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- solve
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- right
- scrub
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- reform
- heal
- doctor
- revise
- launder
- soothe
- renew
- upgrade
- square
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- debug
- aid
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- ease
- change
- fix up
- go over
- pick up
- straighten out
- clean up
- fiddle with
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- put right
- recalibrate
- set right
- set to rights
- shape up
- square up
- clean up one's act
- overhaul
- revive
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- rebuild
- heal
- refurbish
- patch
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- revamp
- mend
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- recover
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- right
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- doctor
- refresh
- renew
- settle
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- debug
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- recondition
- do up
- patch up
- touch up
- compensate for
- darn
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- fiddle with
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- put back together
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- turn around
- stabilize
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- offset
- harmonize
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- cancel
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- even
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- collate
- tie
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- poise
- nullify
- redeem
- counterbalance
- parallel
- level
- steady
- correspond
- oppose
- equalize
- attune
- come out
- come out even
- make up for
- pair off
- turn
- influence
- gravitate
- contribute
- lean
- bear
- favor
- go
- aim
- head
- incline
- conduce
- point
- redound
- drift
- move
- dispose
- lead
- impel
- trend
- bend
- look
- be biased
- be conducive
- be disposed
- be in the habit of
- be inclined
- be liable
- be predisposed
- be prejudiced
- have a tendency
- have an inclination
- make for
- move toward
- result in
- serve to
- verge on
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- abort
- repeal
- rescind
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- neutralize
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- vacate
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- abrogate
- counteract
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- overthrow
- retract
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- suppress
- void
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- redeem
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- discharge
- countermand
- recall
- ignore
- discard
- recant
- call off
- countercheck
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- declare invalid
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- put an end to
- render inert
- render null and void
- set aside
- counterpoise
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- nullify
- counterbalance
- counteract
- balance
- compensate for
- make up for
- relinquish
- restore
- settle
- indemnify
- redress
- reimburse
- remit
- redeem
- remunerate
- adjust
- repay
- compensate
- recoup
- recompense
- balance
- reward
- give back
- honor a claim
- make amends
- make good
- make repayment
- make up for
- pay back
- repair
- upgrade
- rectify
- amend
- review
- remedy
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- mend
- regulate
- cure
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- revise
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- right
- scrub
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- shape up
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- outweigh
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- amend
- redeem
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- cancel
- balance
- correct
- atone for
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- set off
- offset
- insure
- balance
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- substitute
- double for
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- rectify
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- lift
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- right
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- square
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- change
- raise
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- pay one's dues
- fly
- retire
- travel
- move
- leave
- pass
- progress
- flee
- fare
- repair
- hightail
- lam
- depart
- quit
- wend
- escape
- mosey
- near
- journey
- exit
- hie
- withdraw
- cruise
- decamp
- approach
- vamoose
- abscond
- split
- beat it
- get off
- hit the road
- light out
- pull out
- push off
- shove off
- take off
- bug out
- get away
- get going
- get lost
- make a break for it
- make for
- move out
- push on
- run along
- run away
- set off
- skip out
- take a hike
- take a powder
- take flight
- take leave
- make one's way
- atone
- retract
- confess
- withdraw
- purge
- square
- crawl
- cop out
- cop a plea
- admit guilt
- ask forgiveness
- ask pardon
- beg pardon
- bow to
- clear oneself
- excuse oneself
- get down on knees
- give satisfaction
- make amends
- make reparations
- make up for
- make up with
- offer compensation
- offer excuse
- say one is sorry
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