MAKE OUT Synonyms: 138 Similar and Opposite Words

make out

verb

Definition of make out

as in to cope

to meet one's day-to-day needs we're not rich, but we're making out all right

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as in to understand

to have a clear idea of I can't quite make out what she is trying to say

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as in to pretend

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

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as in to derive

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

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Recent Examples of make out A lot of the objects that were made out of Secondary have to do with structures that are enacted by the body, like a power rack, for example. — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Given that matte white finishes are sometimes made out of enamel, scratches and chips are a possibility, Bennett shares. — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 21 Aug. 2026 People wear flannel and denim while making out in the storage room of the local watering hole. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026 At times, Sixx’s backing vocals were easier to make out than Neil’s lead. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for make out

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At least 788 people have died in Nepal, where authorities are struggling to cope with the mounting number of bodies, and at least 16 have died in China.

— Bhadra Sharma, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Authorities carried out a temporary burial of about 100 victims on Saturday, officials said, as forensic teams struggled to cope.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of cope

Verb

Luiz understands that aspect, too, acknowledging that Sporting KC needed him four separate times during Thursday’s news conference.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Instead of starting with a new component, its engineers worked to understand the hardware already available to NAVAIR.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of understand

Verb

The two are only able to unlock a new understanding of each other by pretending to be strangers meeting for the first time.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
One, a 35-year-old man, pretended to be a San Francisco 49ers player or a wealthy real estate investor, the Department of Justice said.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of pretend

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That last might be especially true for female human beings who may be more encouraged to have derived an identity based on our role as marital partner or parent.

— Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
There's no retrieval system for reusing institutional knowledge rather than re-deriving it.

— Imran Aftab, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of derive

Verb

As Korean growth picks up, President Lee Jae Myung could be excused for thinking his job as an economic reformer is done.

— William Pesek, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Quarterback Jack Strand made the Atlanta Falcons’ initial 53-man roster Sunday, and running back Tyler Goodson did not.

— Josh Kendall, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of do

Verb

If this has proved conflicting, Gibney does not let on, marching from sacred target to sacred target with little apparent tentativeness.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
The first report suggested that problems with the department’s gang officers were far more widespread than the department has publicly let on.

— Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

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