made up (for)

verb

Definition of made up (for)next
past tense of make up (for)
as in offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective the lavish present almost made up for her forgetting his birthday

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for made up (for)
  1. offset
  2. corrected
  3. neutralized
Verb
  • Considering just a few grocery deliveries can offset the cost, the savings can add up quickly for frequent shoppers.
    — Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • The perks associated with these cards, like dining credits, hotel upgrades and digital partnerships, help offset the cost.
    — Ryan Baker, CNBC, 3 July 2026
Definition of offset
Verb
  • After his own vision was corrected as a child, an encounter with a child his age in Cairo — living a starkly different life — sparked a lifelong mission to help others see.
    — Ashoka, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • By the time the boundary issues were partially corrected in the 1960s, both the cemetery and the surrounding Black community had been largely erased from public memory.
    — Kamal Morgan. Produced with AI assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026
Definition of corrected
Verb
  • And Vozinha, the goalkeeper who neutralized Spain, one-upped himself.
    — Alex Connor, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • The cocktail neutralized a broad range of Nipah and Hendra virus strains, including viral variants that had already evolved resistance to single-antibody treatments.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of neutralized
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“Made up (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/made%20up%20%28for%29. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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