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Synonyms of make

120 similar words · 1 opposite word

Another word for make is fashion. Other synonyms of make are produce, construct, manufacture, form and raise.

Synonyms and similar words for make

verbTo build, construct, produce, or originate.

  • fabricate
  • artificeTo construct by means of skill or specialised art.
  • assemble
  • betimber
  • build
  • build upTo erect; to construct.
  • constructTo build or form (something) by assembling parts.
  • edify
  • erect
  • fashionTo make, build or construct, especially in a crude or improvised way.
  • formTo constitute, to compose, to make up.
  • knock upTo make even at the edges, or to shape into book form.
  • manufactureTo make things, usually on a large scale, with tools and either physical labor or machinery.
  • produceTo bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate.
  • put together
  • put upTo make available; to offer.
  • raiseTo make (bread, etc.) light, as by yeast or leaven.
  • upbuild
  • compile obsoleteTo make by gathering pieces from various sources.
  • extruct obsoleteTo construct.
  • rear rare
  • timber obsoleteTo make a nest.

verbTo cause to be.

verbTo recognise, identify, spot.

verbTo have sexual intercourse with.

  • Formal terms
  • bedTo have sex (with).
  • coit
  • coitizeTo sexually penetrate.
  • enjoy
  • go to bed withTo have sex with someone.
  • haveTo make an observation of (a bird species).
  • lie with
  • love euphemisticTo have sex with (perhaps from make love).
  • mountTo attach (a drive or device) to the file system in order to make it available to the operating system.
  • penetrateTo enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.
  • seduce euphemisticTo have sexual intercourse with.
  • sleep with
  • takeTo have sex with.
  • Informal and slang terms
  • ballTo have sexual intercourse (with).
  • bangTo engage in sexual intercourse.
  • beepTo have sexual intercourse with (someone), referring to the bleep tone used to censor obscene words in broadcasts.
  • be with euphemistic
  • boneTo have sexual intercourse (with).
  • boff
  • boink
  • bonkTo have sexual intercourse (with).
  • boom-boomTo make a loud, low-pitched sound.
  • dickTo penetrate sexually with a penis.
  • diddle
  • dig outTo make something by digging.
  • doTo have sex with. (See also do it).
  • doink US, humorousTo have sex with.
  • drillTo have sexual intercourse with; to penetrate.
  • eff euphemistic
  • fill
  • frackFuck.
  • frakFuck.
  • frickA surname.
  • frigTo make a temporary alteration to something, to fudge, to manipulate.
  • fuckTo have sexual intercourse with.
  • get into someone's pantsTo have sex with someone, especially for the first time.
  • get over on
  • get up in
  • give someone oneTo have sexual intercourse with someone.
  • give someone the timeTo have sexual intercourse with.
  • go withTo have sexual relations with (someone).
  • have one's way with
  • have one's wicked way withSynonym of have one's way with (“have sexual intercourse with”).
  • hit
  • humpTo exert oneself; to make an effort.
  • jumpTo flee; to make one's escape.
  • jump someone's bonesTo have sex with someone; to initiate the physical move.
  • knob UK
  • knockTo have sex with.
  • knock offTo have sex with (a woman).
  • know someone in the biblical senseTo have sex with someone.
  • layTo have sex with.
  • love upTo make love to.
  • nailOf a male, to engage in sexual intercourse with.
  • ploughTo sexually penetrate, typically in a vigorous manner.
  • plugTo stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.
  • pokeTo penetrate in sexual intercourse.
  • porkTo have sex with (someone).
  • poundTo penetrate sexually, with vigour.
  • prigTo copulate.
  • ravageTo have vigorous sexual intercourse with.
  • ream
  • rock euphemisticTo make love to or have sex (with).
  • roger
  • root AustraliaTo sexually penetrate.
  • run throughTo have sex with (someone).
  • schlongTo engage in sexual intercourse (with); to fuck.
  • screwTo have sexual intercourse with.
  • serviceTo make a repayment or pay interest (on a debt).
  • shaftTo fuck; to have sexual intercourse with.
  • shagTo have sex with.
  • shelveTo have sex with (someone).
  • slayTo have sex with.
  • slip it to
  • smash
  • smush US, dialectal
  • stallionizeTo make virile and manly.
  • tapTo have sexual intercourse with (someone).
  • tupTo mate; used of a ram mating with a ewe.
  • wap
  • dight obsoleteTo make ready; to prepare.
  • feague obsolete
  • go in unto obsoleteOf a man: to have sexual intercourse with (a woman).
  • know archaic
  • lie by obsolete
  • occupy obsoleteTo use; to expend; to make use of.
  • season obsolete

Opposite of make

nounThe closing of an electrical circuit.

Meaning of make

  1. verb To build, construct, produce, or originate.
  2. verb To write or compose.
  3. verb To bring about; to effect or produce by means of some action.

Full definition of make

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Questions about synonyms of make

What is another word for make?
Make has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as fashion, produce, construct, manufacture, form, raise, artifice and build.
What is the opposite of make?
The opposite of make is break.
What does make mean?
Make means to build, construct, produce, or originate.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: make (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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