MAKE DO Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of make-do

as in makeshift

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make do

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phrase

as in cope

to meet one's day-to-day needs She could make do just fine and didn't need anyone's help.

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Recent Examples of make-do

Adjective

Yet even this make-do meal felt extravagant. — Reem Kassis, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025 The show has a punk rock, garage band, DIY, mix tape, basement, make-do sensibility, flowing from the band and album inspiring its title. — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025

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The Orlando Pride will try to make do without Banda, currently leading the NWSL’s Golden Boot race. — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 26 July 2026 Free users must make do with resources from the Atlassian Service Collection community. — John Brandon, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for make-do

Recent Examples of Synonyms for make-do

Adjective

The makeshift ballpark, which hosted the White Sox and Yankees in 2021 and the Cubs and Reds in 2022, now has permanent locker rooms and suites.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Agent Mulder, hot on the trail of a group of murderers who are harvesting their victims' organs, breaks into a makeshift laboratory in an attempt to save an abducted woman.

— Brett Tingley, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of makeshift

Adjective

The Bears have been practicing without defensive end Montez Sweat, left tackle Braxton Jones, backup safety/cornerback Cam Lewis and backup safety Elijah Hicks.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
No changes to the backup O-lines, where backup left guard Andrew Rupcich could be tracking toward a roster spot given the lack of depth behind top backup center/guard Ben Brown.

— Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of backup

Adjective

Fellow forward Thomas-Asante was used sparingly, making two substitute appearances in Ghana’s four games.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Finally, in minute 106, substitute Ferran Torres scored a goal for Spain, securing them the World Cup victory and denying Argentina a back-to-back win.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 21 July 2026

Definition of substitute

Adjective

Top Republican and Democratic appropriators in the Senate announced on Sunday an agreement on a stopgap funding bill.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026
Senate appropriators are working on a different version of a stopgap bill with the aim of attracting some Democratic support.

— Jarrell Dillard, Washington Post, 22 July 2026

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