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make it uptell the truth
Communicate facts honestly
be honest · verify · tell it like it is · fact-check · document
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Related — reconcile (Resolve a disagreement); apologize (Acknowledge a fault); forgive (Cease to blame); invent · fabricate · improvise · kiss · patch · mend · fiction · excuse · story · lie
TRUTHFULNESSmake it up ≠ tell the truth Communicate facts honestly; be honest · verify · tell it like it is · fact-check · document
RECONCILIATIONmake it up ≠ fall out To have a dispute; break up · hold a grudge · split up · fight · quarrel
COMPENSATIONmake it up ≠ fall short Fail to reach standard; neglect · shortchange · renege · owe · stiff
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/make_it_up