making good
Fulfilling one's word
Making good is fulfilling a promise or obligation: He's finally making good on his debt.
It can also mean succeeding after a difficult start: The small-town kid made good in Hollywood.
To make good on a threat is to carry it out.
To make something good is to repair or compensate for damage: The company made good the losses.
Compensation for wrongdoing
- amendsCompensation for wrongdoing
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
forgiveness · repentance · penance · compensation · apology · absolution · expiation · restoration
State of achieved purpose
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- honoringRecognizing with respect
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- keepingHolding in custody
follow-through · execution · completion · obligation · pledge · vow · guarantee · assurance
Elegance of manner
- enhancementIncrease in quality
- bettermentEnhancement of condition
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
upgrading · polishing · elevation · development · enrichment · cultivation · sharpening · tuning
Accomplished goal or deed
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
attainment · fulfillment · realization · victory · feat · fruition · culmination · actualization
Swift departure or retreat
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- fleeingRapid escape from danger
- boltingDeparting at speed
- abscondingDeparting secretly to evade
evasion · breakout · departure · retreat · disappearance · vanishing · slipping away · running off
atonement
Compensation for wrongdoing
- amendsCompensation for wrongdoing
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
reconciliation · forgiveness · repentance · penance · compensation · apology · absolution · expiation · restoration · contrition
fulfillment
State of achieved purpose
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- honoringRecognizing with respect
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
keeping · follow-through · execution · completion · obligation · pledge · vow · guarantee · assurance · trustworthiness
refinement
Elegance of manner
- enhancementIncrease in quality
- bettermentEnhancement of condition
- advancementForward movement or promotion
optimization · upgrading · polishing · elevation · development · enrichment · cultivation · sharpening · tuning · perfection
achievement
Accomplished goal or deed
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- breakthroughSudden important advance
milestone · attainment · fulfillment · realization · victory · feat · fruition · culmination · actualization · completion
getaway
Swift departure or retreat
absconding · evasion · breakout · departure · retreat · disappearance · vanishing · slipping away · running off · exodus
- redemptionredemption arc, redeemed, forgiven, saved, moral redemption
- atonementpropitiation, substitution, reconciler, forgiveness, sin offering
making goodreneging
Failing to keep commitments
defaulting · backing out · welching · welshing · copping out
making goodstiffing
Failing to pay due
shortchanging · cheating · swindling · defrauding · walking away
making goodgoing astray
Departing from correct path
falling from grace · backsliding · going downhill · relapsing · self-destructing
good, make, goods, goodness, maker, making, remake, makes, well-being