Makes — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

verb noun phrase /ˈmāk/ (verb) /ˈkəm-ˌbak/ (noun) /ˈgām/ (noun)

Meaning & Definition of Makes

Makes (verb)

  1. to bring into being by forming, shaping, or altering material, fashion
  2. to lay out and construct
  3. compose, write

Makes (noun)

  1. brand
  2. the manner or style in which a thing is constructed
  3. the physical, mental, or moral constitution of a person
  4. an act or action of breaking
  5. the opening shot in a game of pool or billiards
  6. a gap or opening caused or appearing as if caused by damage, a condition produced by or as if by breaking, gap
  7. a sharp or witty reply, retort
  8. a cause for complaint
  9. a return to a former position or condition (as of success or prosperity), recovery, revival
  10. a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
  11. a division of a larger contest
  12. the manner of playing in a contest

Makes (phrase)

  1. —used to say that doing something too quickly causes mistakes that result in time, effort, materials, etc., being wasted
  2. —used to say that people become better at something if they do it often
  3. —used to say that one has the same thoughts or feelings as someone else
  4. the things that cause someone to behave a certain way, the feelings, opinions, concerns, etc., that are parts of someone's personality
  5. to distort one's features, grimace

Makes (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials

    "will you help me make the dough for the cookies?"

    similar: fabricates, fashions, forms, frames, manufactures, produces, puts together
    related: assembles, builds, constructs, erects, makes up, puts up, raises, rears, sets up, structures, throws up, crafts, handcrafts, hews, forges, molds, shapes, cobbles (together or up), knocks out, patches (together), prefabricates, creates, invents, mints, originates, establishes, fathers, institutes, organizes, concocts, contrives, cooks (up), designs, devises, imagines, thinks (up), conceives, envisages, pictures, visualizes, refashions, remakes, remanufactures
    near: disassembles, dismantles, takes apart, breaks up, dismembers, abolishes, annihilates, demolishes, destroys, devastates, eradicates, exterminates, extinguishes, flattens, pulverizes, razes, ruins, shatters, smashes, wrecks, blows up, explodes

  2. to obtain (as a goal) through effort

    "we finally made it!"

    similar: achieves, attains, bags, chalks up, clocks (up) (chiefly British), gains, hits, logs, notches (up), racks up, rings up, scores, wins
    related: acquires, captures, carries, draws, garners, gets, lands, obtains, procures, realizes, secures, amounts (to), approaches, equals, matches, measures up (to), meets, rivals, ties, touches, beats, excels, outdoes, surpasses, tops
    near: falls short (of), misses, fails (at), loses

  3. to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)

    "the cats made quite a disturbance when they knocked the Christmas tree over"

    similar: begets, breeds, brings, brings about, brings on, catalyzes, causes, creates, does, draws on, effects, effectuates, engenders, generates, induces, invokes, occasions, produces, prompts, results (in), spawns, translates (into), works, yields, brings forth, gives rise to
    related: conduces (to), contributes (to), decides, determines, begins, establishes, fathers, founds, inaugurates, initiates, innovates, institutes, introduces, launches, pioneers, sets, sets up, starts, advances, cultivates, develops, encourages, forwards, fosters, furthers, nourishes, nurtures, promotes, enacts, renders, turns out
    near: impedes, limits, restricts, clamps down (on), cracks down (on), crushes, dampens, puts down, quashes, quells, represses, smothers, squashes, squelches, stifles, subdues, suppresses, arrests, checks, controls, curbs, inhibits, reins (in), restrains, retards, cans (slang), kills, snuffs (out), stills, abolishes, demolishes, destroys, extinguishes, liquidates, quenches

  4. to carry through (as a process) to completion

    "one person from each department will be asked to make a short presentation at the meeting"

    similar: accomplishes, achieves, brings off, carries off, carries out, commits, compasses, does, executes, follows through (with), fulfills, negotiates, performs, perpetrates, prosecutes, pulls off, puts through, goes through
    related: brings about, effects, effectuates, implements, aces, nails, engages (in), practices, works (at), reduplicates, reenacts, repeats, actualizes, attains, realizes, completes, ends, finishes, winds up
    near: fails, skimps, slights, slurs

  5. to cause (a person) to give in to pressure

    "made him do all the work while everyone else just lounged around"

    similar: blackjacks, coerces, compels, constrains, dragoons, drives, forces, impels, impresses, muscles, obligates, obliges, presses, pressures, sandbags, twists one's arm
    related: browbeats, bulldozes, bullies, cows, hectors, intimidates, blackmails, high-pressures, menaces, shames, terrorizes, threatens, drags, badgers, harasses, hounds
    near: allows, lets, permits, argues, convinces, induces, moves, persuades, prevails (on or upon), satisfies, talks (into), wins (over)

  6. to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement

    "I make that to be about six feet long"

    similar: calculates, calls, conjectures, estimates, figures, gauges, guesses, judges, places, puts, reckons, supposes
    related: concludes, deduces, extrapolates, gathers, infers, reasons, understands
    near: calibrates, measures, scales, computes, works out

  7. to form by putting together parts or materials

    "make a model airplane"

    similar: assembles, builds, confects, constructs, erects, fabricates, makes up, pieces, puts up, raises, rears, sets up, puts together
    related: carpenters, fashions, forges, frames, hammers, handcrafts, manufactures, molds, produces, shapes, prefabricates, begins, coins, creates, generates, inaugurates, initiates, innovates, invents, originates, constitutes, establishes, fathers, founds, institutes, organizes, conceives, concocts, contrives, cooks (up), designs, devises, imagines, thinks (up), reassembles, rebuilds, reconstructs, redevelops, reedifies (British), retrofits, jerry-builds, rigs (up), throws up, combines, unites
    opposite: demounts, disassembles, dismantles, dismembers, knocks down, strikes, takes down, tears down
    near: demolishes, destroys, devastates, flattens, levels, pulls down, pulverizes, razes, ruinates, ruins, shatters, smashes, wrecks, blows up, explodes, detaches, disengages, disconnects, disjoins, disunites, divides, separates

  8. to give the impression of being

    "the family made merry despite their financial worries"

    similar: acts, appears, comes across (as), comes off (as), feels, looks, seems, sounds
    related: dissembles, pretends, recalls, resembles, suggests, hints, implies, insinuates

  9. to go on a specified course or in a certain direction

    "the baby made straight for the toy lying on the rug"

    similar: bears, heads
    related: aims, bends, directs, points, turns, beelines, lights out, puts, puts out, sets off, sets out, strikes, takes off, faces, orients, steers, about-faces, backs, comes about, comes round, cuts, inclines, puts about, reverses, swerves, tacks, turns back, veers, wheels, yaws

  10. to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action

    "the legislature failed to make any new laws last session"

    similar: constitutes, enacts, lays down, legislates, ordains, passes
    related: reenacts, repasses, brings about, effects, allows, authorizes, permits, sanctions, decrees, dictates, proclaims, administers, executes, approves, confirms, ratifies
    opposite: repeals, rescinds, revokes
    near: abolishes, abrogates, annuls, cancels, invalidates, kills, nullifies, overturns, reverses, voids

  11. to receive as return for effort

    "I make considerably more money now than I did when I first started working here"

    similar: acquires, attains, bags, brings in, captures, carries, comes by, draws, earns, gains, garners, gets, knocks down, lands, obtains, procures, pulls down, realizes, reaps, secures, wins
    related: clears, grosses, nets, accomplishes, achieves, notches (up), scores, accumulates, amasses, racks up, catches, picks up, annexes, occupies, takes over, reacquires, reattains, recaptures, regains, remakes
    opposite: forfeits, loses
    near: accords, gives, grants, pays, gives up, hands over, parts (with), relinquishes, surrenders, yields

  12. to have a clear idea of

    "what do you make of the latest information?"

    similar: appreciates, apprehends, assimilates, beholds, catches, catches on (to), cognizes, compasses, comprehends, conceives, cottons (to or on to), deciphers, decodes, digs, discerns, gets, grasps, groks, intuits, knows, makes out, perceives, recognizes, registers, savvies, sees, seizes, senses, tumbles (to), twigs, understands, picks up on
    related: absorbs, digests, takes in, realizes, fathoms, penetrates, pierces
    opposite: misses
    near: misapprehends, misconceives, misconstrues, misinterprets, misperceives, misreads, mistakes, misunderstands

  13. to position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening

    "make the gate when ye leave"

    similar: closes, shuts, steeks (chiefly Scottish)
    related: bars, battens (down), bolts, chains, fastens, latches, locks, plugs, seals, stoppers, secures, bangs, claps, slams
    opposite: opens
    near: unbars, unbolts, unchains, unfastens, unlatches, unlocks, unseals

Related Entry: Make (verb)

Make is a different word from Makes. The synonyms below are for make, not for makes.

  1. to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials

    "will you help me make the dough for the cookies?"

    similar: fabricate, fashion, form, frame, manufacture, produce, put together
    related: assemble, build, construct, erect, make up, put up, raise, rear, set up, structure, throw up, craft, handcraft, hew, forge, mold, shape, cobble (together or up), knock out, patch (together), prefabricate, create, invent, mint, originate, establish, father, institute, organize, concoct, contrive, cook (up), design, devise, imagine, think (up), conceive, envisage, picture, visualize, refashion, remake, remanufacture
    near: disassemble, dismantle, take apart, break up, dismember, abolish, annihilate, demolish, destroy, devastate, eradicate, exterminate, extinguish, flatten, pulverize, raze, ruin, shatter, smash, wreck, blow up, explode

  2. to obtain (as a goal) through effort

    "we finally made it!"

    similar: achieve, attain, bag, chalk up, clock (up) (chiefly British), gain, hit, log, notch (up), rack up, ring up, score, win
    related: acquire, capture, carry, draw, garner, get, land, obtain, procure, realize, secure, amount (to), approach, equal, match, measure up (to), meet, rival, tie, touch, beat, excel, outdo, surpass, top
    near: fall short (of), miss, fail (at), lose

  3. to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)

    "the cats made quite a disturbance when they knocked the Christmas tree over"

    similar: beget, breed, bring, bring about, bring on, catalyze, cause, create, do, draw on, effect, effectuate, engender, generate, induce, invoke, occasion, produce, prompt, result (in), spawn, translate (into), work, yield, bring forth, give rise to
    related: conduce (to), contribute (to), decide, determine, begin, establish, father, found, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, institute, introduce, launch, pioneer, set, set up, start, advance, cultivate, develop, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote, enact, render, turn out
    near: impede, limit, restrict, clamp down (on), crack down (on), crush, dampen, put down, quash, quell, repress, smother, squash, squelch, stifle, subdue, suppress, arrest, check, control, curb, inhibit, rein (in), restrain, retard, can (slang), kill, snuff (out), still, abolish, demolish, destroy, extinguish, liquidate, quench

  4. to carry through (as a process) to completion

    "one person from each department will be asked to make a short presentation at the meeting"

    similar: accomplish, achieve, bring off, carry off, carry out, commit, compass, do, execute, follow through (with), fulfill, negotiate, perform, perpetrate, prosecute, pull off, put through, go through
    related: bring about, effect, effectuate, implement, ace, nail, engage (in), practice, work (at), reduplicate, reenact, repeat, actualize, attain, realize, complete, end, finish, wind up
    near: fail, skimp, slight, slur

  5. to cause (a person) to give in to pressure

    "made him do all the work while everyone else just lounged around"

    similar: blackjack, coerce, compel, constrain, dragoon, drive, force, impel, impress, muscle, obligate, oblige, press, pressure, sandbag, twist one's arm
    related: browbeat, bulldoze, bully, cow, hector, intimidate, blackmail, high-pressure, menace, shame, terrorize, threaten, drag, badger, harass, hound
    near: allow, let, permit, argue, convince, induce, move, persuade, prevail (on or upon), satisfy, talk (into), win (over)

  6. to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement

    "I make that to be about six feet long"

    similar: calculate, call, conjecture, estimate, figure, gauge, guess, judge, place, put, reckon, suppose
    related: conclude, deduce, extrapolate, gather, infer, reason, understand
    near: calibrate, measure, scale, compute, work out

  7. to form by putting together parts or materials

    "make a model airplane"

    similar: assemble, build, confect, construct, erect, fabricate, make up, piece, put up, raise, rear, set up, put together
    related: carpenter, fashion, forge, frame, hammer, handcraft, manufacture, mold, produce, shape, prefabricate, begin, coin, create, generate, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, invent, originate, constitute, establish, father, found, institute, organize, conceive, concoct, contrive, cook (up), design, devise, imagine, think (up), reassemble, rebuild, reconstruct, redevelop, reedify (British), retrofit, jerry-build, rig (up), throw up, combine, unite
    opposite: demount, disassemble, dismantle, dismember, knock down, strike, take down, tear down
    near: demolish, destroy, devastate, flatten, level, pull down, pulverize, raze, ruin, ruinate, shatter, smash, wreck, blow up, explode, detach, disengage, disconnect, disjoin, disunite, divide, separate

  8. to give the impression of being

    "the family made merry despite their financial worries"

    similar: act, appear, come across (as), come off (as), feel, look, seem, sound
    related: dissemble, pretend, recall, resemble, suggest, hint, imply, insinuate

  9. to go on a specified course or in a certain direction

    "the baby made straight for the toy lying on the rug"

    similar: bear, head
    related: aim, bend, direct, point, turn, beeline, light out, put, put out, set off, set out, strike, take off, face, orient, steer, about-face, back, come about, come round, cut, incline, put about, reverse, swerve, tack, turn back, veer, wheel, yaw

  10. to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action

    "the legislature failed to make any new laws last session"

    similar: constitute, enact, lay down, legislate, ordain, pass
    related: reenact, repass, bring about, effect, allow, authorize, permit, sanction, decree, dictate, proclaim, administer, execute, approve, confirm, ratify
    opposite: repeal, rescind, revoke
    near: abolish, abrogate, annul, cancel, invalidate, kill, nullify, overturn, reverse, void

  11. to receive as return for effort

    "I make considerably more money now than I did when I first started working here"

    similar: acquire, attain, bag, bring in, capture, carry, come by, draw, earn, gain, garner, get, knock down, land, obtain, procure, pull down, realize, reap, secure, win
    related: clear, gross, net, accomplish, achieve, notch (up), score, accumulate, amass, rack up, catch, pick up, annex, occupy, take over, reacquire, reattain, recapture, regain, remake
    opposite: forfeit, lose
    near: accord, give, grant, pay, give up, hand over, part (with), relinquish, surrender, yield

  12. to have a clear idea of

    "what do you make of the latest information?"

    similar: appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, behold, catch, catch on (to), cognize, compass, comprehend, conceive, cotton (to or on to), decipher, decode, dig, discern, get, grasp, grok, intuit, know, make out, perceive, recognize, register, savvy, see, seize, sense, tumble (to), twig, understand, pick up on
    related: absorb, digest, take in, realize, fathom, penetrate, pierce
    opposite: miss
    near: misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misperceive, misread, mistake, misunderstand

  13. to position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening

    "make the gate when ye leave"

    similar: close, shut, steek (chiefly Scottish)
    related: bar, batten (down), bolt, chain, fasten, latch, lock, plug, seal, stopper, secure, bang, clap, slam
    opposite: open
    near: unbar, unbolt, unchain, unfasten, unlatch, unlock, unseal

Related Entry: Makes game of (verb)

Makes game of is a different word from Makes. The synonyms below are for makes game of, not for makes.

  1. as in picks on

    similar: picks on, baits, hassles, hazes, heckles, needles, rides, taunts, teases

Related Entry: Makes love (verb)

Makes love is a different word from Makes. The synonyms below are for makes love, not for makes.

  1. as in keeps company, goes steady

    similar: goes steady, keeps company, courts, dates

Related Entry: Makes off (verb)

Makes off is a different word from Makes. The synonyms below are for makes off, not for makes.

  1. as in gets out, gets (away)

    similar: absconds, clears out, decamps, elopes, escapes, gets (away), gets out, lams, lights out, mizzles (chiefly British), scarpers (British), scats, scrams, skips (out), skirrs, bolts, breaks, bugs out, flees, flies, hightails (it), retreats, runs, runs away, runs off, skedaddles
    opposite: beards, braves, confronts, dares, defies, faces, abides, dwells, hangs around, lingers, remains, stays, sticks around, tarries

Related Entry: Makes sail (verb)

Makes sail is a different word from Makes. The synonyms below are for makes sail, not for makes.

  1. as in takes ship

    similar: takes ship, boats, cruises, ferries, navigates, sails, ships (out), voyages

Related Entry: Makes way (verb)

Makes way is a different word from Makes. The synonyms below are for makes way, not for makes.

  1. as in opens, clears

    similar: clears, opens, unclogs, unplugs, unstops, aids, assists, facilitates, helps, frees, liberates, releases, unties, loosens, smooths, encourages, furthers, promotes
    opposite: clogs, cramps, embarrasses, encumbers, fetters, hampers, handcuffs, handicaps, hinders, hobbles, hog-ties, holds back, holds up, impedes, inhibits, interferes (with), manacles, obstructs, shackles, short-circuits, stymies, ties up, trammels, balks, checks, constrains, curbs, reins, restrains, binds, chains, halters, leashes, tethers, ties

Related Entry: Makes out (verb)

Makes out is a different word from Makes. The synonyms below are for makes out, not for makes.

  1. to meet one's day-to-day needs

    "we're not rich, but we're making out all right"

    similar: copes, does, fares, gets along, gets by, gets on, manages, shifts, fends for oneself, makes do, makes ends meet, makes shift
    related: carries on, contrives, scrapes (by or through), scrounges, lasts, survives, ekes out, scrapes (out), squeezes, wrests, wrings, affords, swings
    near: collapses, fails, falls short, fizzles, flounders, declines, peters (out), slumps, wanes, gives up

  2. to have a clear idea of

    "I can't quite make out what she is trying to say"

    similar: appreciates, apprehends, assimilates, beholds, catches, catches on (to), cognizes, compasses, comprehends, conceives, cottons (to or on to), deciphers, decodes, digs, discerns, gets, grasps, groks, intuits, knows, makes, perceives, recognizes, registers, savvies, sees, seizes, senses, tumbles (to), twigs, understands, picks up on
    related: absorbs, digests, takes in, realizes, fathoms, penetrates, pierces
    opposite: misses
    near: misapprehends, misconceives, misconstrues, misinterprets, misperceives, misreads, mistakes, misunderstands

  3. to take on a false or deceptive appearance

    "he tried to make out that he didn't mind losing his job, but friends suspected he was desperately worried"

    similar: dissembles, dissimulates, lets on, pretends, makes a pretense, makes a show, makes believe, puts on an act, puts up a front
    related: acts, impersonates, masquerades, playacts, plays, poses, affects, assumes, counterfeits, fakes, feigns, professes, puts on, shams, simulates, camouflages, conceals, disguises, masks, bluffs, feints

  4. to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information

    "as best as I can make out, the police were informed of the incident but didn't think it was worth investigating"

    similar: concludes, decides, deduces, derives, extrapolates, gathers, infers, judges, reasons, understands, draws a conclusion
    related: assumes, supposes, conjectures, guesses, speculates, surmises, construes, interprets, reads, contemplates, philosophizes, rationalizes, thinks, ascertains, dopes (out), finds out

Related Entry: Makes over (verb)

Makes over is a different word from Makes. The synonyms below are for makes over, not for makes.

  1. to change in form, appearance, or use

    "the old factory was completely made over and is now an upscale shopping center"

    similar: alchemizes, converts, metamorphoses, transfigures, transforms, transmutes, transposes, transubstantiates
    related: adjusts, alters, modifies, recasts, redefines, redesigns, redoes, reengineers, refashions, regenerates, remakes, remodels, revamps, revises, reworks, varies, deforms, disfigures, distorts, mutates, transmogrifies, displaces, replaces, substitutes, supplants

  2. to give over the legal possession or ownership of

    "made the deed over to his daughter"

    similar: alienates, aliens, assigns, cedes, conveys, deeds, transfers, disposes of
    related: bequeaths, hands down, leaves, passes (down), wills, bestows, commends, commits, confers, contributes, delivers, donates, grants, hands over, moves, passes, presents, releases, relinquishes, surrenders, transmits, turns in, turns over, vests, yields, consigns, entrusts, trusts, leases, lends, lets (chiefly British), loans, rents
    near: expropriates

  3. to make different in some way

    "just got up one day and decided to make over her hairstyle and her appearance in general"

    similar: alters, changes, modifies, recasts, redoes, refashions, remakes, remodels, revamps, revises, reworks, varies
    related: deforms, metamorphoses, mutates, regenerates, revolutionizes, transfigures, transforms, transmutes, commutes, converts, exchanges, rejiggers, retools
    opposite: fixes, freezes, sets, stabilizes

Related Entry: Makes up (verb)

Makes up is a different word from Makes. The synonyms below are for makes up, not for makes.

  1. to be all the substance of

    "the book is made up of 20 chapters"

    similar: composes, comprises, constitutes, forms
    related: embodies, epitomizes, incarnates, incorporates, integrates, materializes, personifies, substantiates, complements, completes, supplements, fills (out), fleshes (out)

  2. to create or think of by clever use of the imagination

    "she keeps making up excuses as to why she hasn't yet finished the project"

    similar: concocts, constructs, contrives, cooks (up), devises, drums up, excogitates, fabricates, invents, manufactures, thinks (up), trumps up, vamps (up), comes up with
    related: coins, designs, hatches, produces, daydreams, dreams, fantasizes, conceives, envisages, envisions, imagines, pictures, visions, visualizes, ad-libs, extemporizes, improvises
    near: clones, copies, copycats, duplicates, imitates, mimics, reduplicates, replicates, reproduces

  3. to form by putting together parts or materials

    "we'll have to make up the bookcase, which came in a box marked some assembly required"

    similar: assembles, builds, confects, constructs, erects, fabricates, makes, pieces, puts up, raises, rears, sets up, puts together
    related: carpenters, fashions, forges, frames, hammers, handcrafts, manufactures, molds, produces, shapes, prefabricates, begins, coins, creates, generates, inaugurates, initiates, innovates, invents, originates, constitutes, establishes, fathers, founds, institutes, organizes, conceives, concocts, contrives, cooks (up), designs, devises, imagines, thinks (up), reassembles, rebuilds, reconstructs, redevelops, reedifies (British), retrofits, jerry-builds, rigs (up), throws up, combines, unites
    opposite: demounts, disassembles, dismantles, dismembers, knocks down, strikes, takes down, tears down
    near: demolishes, destroys, devastates, flattens, levels, pulls down, pulverizes, razes, ruinates, ruins, shatters, smashes, wrecks, blows up, explodes, detaches, disengages, disconnects, disjoins, disunites, divides, separates

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Makes

The most common words with a similar meaning to Makes:

Chiefly British: clocks (up)
Chiefly Scottish: steeks
fabricates, fashions, forms, frames, manufactures, produces, achieves, attains, bags, chalks up, gains, hits, logs, notches (up), racks up, rings up, scores, wins, begets, breeds, brings, brings about, brings on, catalyzes, causes, creates, does, draws on, effects, effectuates, engenders, generates, induces, invokes, occasions, prompts, results (in), spawns, translates (into), works

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Makes

Words with the opposite meaning of Makes:

demounts, disassembles, dismantles, dismembers, knocks down, strikes, takes down, tears down, repeals, rescinds, revokes, forfeits, loses, misses, opens

Related Words for Makes

structures, throws up, crafts, handcrafts, hews, forges, molds, shapes, cobbles (together or up), knocks out, patches (together), prefabricates, invents, mints, originates, establishes, fathers, institutes, organizes, concocts, contrives, cooks (up), designs, devises, imagines, thinks (up), envisages, pictures, visualizes, refashions

Near Antonyms of Makes

takes apart, breaks up, abolishes, annihilates, demolishes, destroys, devastates, eradicates, exterminates, extinguishes, flattens, pulverizes, razes, ruins, shatters, smashes, wrecks, blows up, explodes, falls short (of), fails (at), impedes, limits, restricts, clamps down (on), cracks down (on), crushes, dampens, puts down, quashes

Word Forms of Makes

Inflections: made, making, breaks

Derived words: gamelike (adjective)

Origin & Etymology of Makes

Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High German mahhōn to prepare, make, Greek magēnai to be kneaded, Old Church Slavic mazati to anoint, smear

First known use: before 12th centuryt

Words & Phrases Containing Makes

haste makes waste, practice makes perfect, that makes two of us, what makes (someone) tick

Frequently Asked Questions about Makes

What does "Makes" mean?

"Makes" means to bring into being by forming, shaping, or altering material, fashion. As an a verb, a noun and a phrase, it is defined as: to bring into being by forming, shaping, or altering material, fashion. It has 13 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Makes"?

Other words for "Makes" include fabricates, fashions, forms, frames, manufactures, produces, achieves and attains. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Makes" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Makes"?

There are 368 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Makes". Common alternatives include fabricates, fashions, forms, frames, manufactures, produces, achieves, attains, bags and chalks up.

What is the opposite of "Makes"?

Antonyms of "Makes" include demounts, disassembles, dismantles, dismembers, knocks down, strikes, takes down and tears down. Near antonyms include takes apart, breaks up, abolishes and annihilates.

How do you use "Makes" in a sentence?

Examples of "Makes" in a sentence: "will you help me make the dough for the cookies?"; "we finally made it!"; "the cats made quite a disturbance when they knocked the Christmas tree over".

Is "Makes" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Makes" can be used as a verb, a noun and a phrase, depending on the context.

How do you pronounce "Makes"?

"Makes" is pronounced /ˈmāk/ as a verb, /ˈkəm-ˌbak/ as a noun and /ˈgām/ as a noun.

What is the origin of the word "Makes"?

"Makes" comes from Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High German mahhōn to prepare, make, Greek magēnai to be kneaded, Old Church Slavic mazati to anoint, smear. First known use: before 12th centuryt.