Definitions

making

[mey-king] / ˈmeɪ kɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

preparing

Synonyms

STRONG

accomplishing building composing constructing creating effecting executing fabricating fashioning forging forming generating manufacturing originating producing shaping

ADJECTIVE

totaling

Synonyms

STRONG

aggregating completing computing concluding constituting producing reckoning summing

WEAK

adding up to consisting of

NOUN

imagination

Synonyms

STRONGEST

formulation

STRONG

authoring building causation composition conception constituting construction contriving designing devising fabrication fancying fashioning forging occasioning origination performing planning producing production shaping

Antonyms

STRONG

destruction ruin

Example Sentences

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Suriname is among nations with the lowest rates of stabbing deaths, making incidents such as this one relatively rare.

From BBC

His latest goal, in the 1-1 draw against Sunderland, took his tally to eight for the season, making him the leading English scorer in the Premier League this campaign.

From BBC

Goods from the frontier—fur, meat, minerals and such—flowed east on the Kansas and Missouri rivers, making KCK the first Kansas City such traders reached.

From The Wall Street Journal

Firms have been sitting on a glut of unsold companies for years, leaving many of their investors frustrated and making it harder to raise new funds.

From The Wall Street Journal

Downtown, by contrast, was left with an older building stock, making it far more vulnerable when office demand fractured.

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