Synonyms for make-up
make-up

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1. makeup, make-upnoun

   an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event

   "he missed the test and had to take a makeup"; "the two teams played a makeup one week later"

   Synonyms:
   composition, war paint, makeup, physical composition, constitution

2. constitution, composition, physical composition, makeup, make-upnoun

   the way in which someone or something is composed

   Synonyms:
   theme, fundamental law, constitution, paper, physical composition, penning, composition, formation, organization, war paint, writing, composing, report, authorship, makeup, organic law, piece, organisation, piece of music, musical composition, typography, establishment, opus

3. makeup, make-up, war paintverb

   cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance

   Synonyms:
   composition, war paint, makeup, physical composition, constitution

4. constitute, represent, make up, comprise, beverb

   form or compose

   "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"

   Synonyms:
   play, follow, embody, act, found, live, institute, even up, make up, compensate, fabricate, appoint, establish, equal, symbolize, even out, present, lay out, exist, make, pay, incorporate, typify, be, exemplify, form, cost, reconcile, stand for, correct, invent, consist, plant, catch up with, manufacture, counterbalance, defend, represent, stage, conciliate, comprise, patch up, nominate, even off, name, symbolise, interpret, cook up, correspond, personify, contain, constitute, map, pay off, settle

5. make upverb

   devise or compose

   "This designer makes up our Spring collections"

   Synonyms:
   conciliate, even off, pay, counterbalance, fabricate, represent, be, even out, settle, catch up with, manufacture, correct, pay off, even up, invent, compensate, make up, cook up, comprise, patch up, reconcile, make, constitute

6. pay, pay off, make up, compensateverb

   do or give something to somebody in return

   "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"

   Synonyms:
   even off, right, get, liquidate, make up, compensate, patch up, recompense, cover, fix, remunerate, even out, fabricate, pay back, make, be, redeem, ante up, reconcile, correct, invent, counterbalance, give, overcompensate, catch up with, manufacture, devote, pay up, represent, conciliate, comprise, even up, repair, yield, cook up, buy off, indemnify, redress, constitute, pay off, pay, settle, bear

7. make up, catch up withverb

   make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point

   "I have to make up a French exam"; "Can I catch up with the material or is it too late?"

   Synonyms:
   conciliate, even off, pay, counterbalance, fabricate, represent, be, overtake, even out, settle, catch up with, manufacture, correct, pay off, even up, invent, compensate, make up, cook up, comprise, patch up, reconcile, catch, make, constitute

8. fabricate, manufacture, cook up, make up, inventverb

   make up something artificial or untrue

   Synonyms:
   conciliate, even off, excogitate, concoct, counterbalance, be, represent, comprise, pay, even out, settle, catch up with, manufacture, correct, pay off, devise, construct, even up, contrive, invent, compensate, make up, forge, cook up, fabricate, patch up, reconcile, formulate, make, constitute

9. make, make upverb

   put in order or neaten

   "make the bed"; "make up a room"

   Synonyms:
   wee-wee, take, micturate, bring in, catch up with, construct, draw, cook, have, piddle, hold, even out, even off, piss, constitute, do, reach, earn, make believe, reconcile, get to, shit, defecate, lay down, name, pass water, comprise, pay, progress to, create, crap, take a shit, pretend, make water, gain, ready, stimulate, establish, be, realize, make up, compensate, correct, give, attain, pull in, urinate, induce, form, pee, patch up, make, fabricate, wee, ca-ca, get, prepare, hit, score, build, throw, arrive at, pee-pee, relieve oneself, spend a penny, even up, represent, take in, puddle, take a crap, cook up, clear, invent, produce, nominate, take a leak, pay off, cause, manufacture, settle, counterbalance, work, conciliate, fix, realise, stool, seduce

10. compensate, counterbalance, correct, make up, even out, even off, even upverb

    adjust for

    "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"

    Synonyms:
    chasten, even off, right, castigate, make up, compensate, neutralize, patch up, recompense, countervail, remunerate, even out, fabricate, counteract, make, decline, be, reconcile, oppose, correct, invent, adjust, pay, overcompensate, catch up with, manufacture, counterbalance, level, represent, even, rectify, discipline, comprise, even up, conciliate, repair, square up, cook up, flush, cover, chastise, redress, constitute, sort out, set, objurgate, jog, pay off, slump, settle, indemnify

11. reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate, settleverb

    come to terms

    "After some discussion we finally made up"

    Synonyms:
    accommodate, root, even off, appease, square up, placate, make up, compensate, patch up, mollify, nail down, gentle, resign, settle down, even out, fabricate, square off, gruntle, subside, make, pay, determine, be, patch, go under, go down, reconcile, fall, correct, invent, counterbalance, ensconce, sink, catch up with, manufacture, harmonise, steady down, get back, represent, adjudicate, assuage, conciliate, cook up, pacify, even up, comprise, decide, harmonize, take root, lenify, resolve, locate, descend, constitute, finalize, pay off, finalise, submit, settle

12. make upverb

    apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier

    "She makes herself up every morning"

    Synonyms:
    conciliate, even off, pay, counterbalance, fabricate, represent, be, even out, settle, catch up with, manufacture, correct, pay off, even up, invent, compensate, make up, cook up, comprise, patch up, reconcile, make, constitute

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1. List of paraphrases for "make-up":

   makeup, composition, membership

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1. State John Kerry:

   The relationship between the United States and the GCC nations is one that is built on mutual interest, on mutual defense, and I think there is no doubt whatsoever in the minds of the countries that make up the GCC that the United States will stand with them against any external threat.

2. Dusty Baker:

   It’s going to cause teams to be more athletic, you won’t be able to put just anybody here, anybody there and depend on the shift to make up for whatever deficiencies that they might have.

3. Pat Toomey:

   [ Democrats ] know they'll unleash their allies in the media and maybe a pseudo-celebrity to make up false accusations to try to get us to just swallow what shouldn't be there.

4. Jon Tester:

   My colleagues can make up all sorts of excuses as to why they decided to change their vote for this bill.

5. Andy Boxell:

   As far as making up the deficit in Milwaukee, a few inches are possible Saturday night and Sunday morning, monday's system may also bring some snow, though for now it appears that the heavier amounts will be closer to the Chicago area. At this point, we will likely need multiple systems in fairly short order to make up the difference.