making up
Ending a quarrel
Making up covers several distinct acts of creation or reconciliation.
To make up a story or excuse is to invent it, often falsely: She made up an alibi on the spot.
To make up with someone is to reconcile after a disagreement: They argued but made up by morning.
Making up also refers to applying cosmetics: She spent an hour making up before the party.
To make up for something is to compensate: He made up for lost time.
Statement acknowledging wrongdoing
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- amendsCompensation for wrongdoing
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
reunion · healing · olive branch · rapprochement · conciliation · compromise · settlement · truce
Underlying support structure
- eyeshadowTinted lid cosmetic
- lipstickCosmetic for coloring lips
- mascaraLash-darkening cosmetic
- blushFacial reddening from emotion
concealer · powder · primer · highlighter · bronzer · contour · eyeliner · lipgloss
Stating known falsehoods
- inventingCreating something novel
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- fibbingTelling minor falsehoods
- exaggeratingOverstating for effect
tall tale · white lie · concocting · embellishing · falsehood · deception · pretending · imagining
Closing a distance
- recoveringRegaining health or strength
- regainingRecovering something lost
- recoupingRegaining something lost
- offsettingCounteracting with equivalence
balancing · evening out · lost time · shortfall · deficit · backlog · arrears · falling behind
Making up a whole
- comprisingMaking up collectively
- formingComing into existence
- consistingBeing composed of
- componentsConstituent parts
elements · ingredients · parts · percentage · proportion · share · fraction · bulk
apology
Statement acknowledging wrongdoing
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- amendsCompensation for wrongdoing
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
harmony · reunion · healing · olive branch · rapprochement · conciliation · compromise · settlement · truce · pardon
foundation
Underlying support structure
blush · concealer · powder · primer · highlighter · bronzer · contour · eyeliner · lipgloss · setting spray
lying
Stating known falsehoods
- inventingCreating something novel
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- fibbingTelling minor falsehoods
exaggerating · tall tale · white lie · concocting · embellishing · falsehood · deception · pretending · imagining · fantasy
catching up
Closing a distance
- recoveringRegaining health or strength
- regainingRecovering something lost
- recoupingRegaining something lost
offsetting · balancing · evening out · lost time · shortfall · deficit · backlog · arrears · falling behind · overtime
constituting
Making up a whole
- comprisingMaking up collectively
- formingComing into existence
- consistingBeing composed of
components · elements · ingredients · parts · percentage · proportion · share · fraction · bulk · majority
- marriagebride, groom, wedding, husband, wife
- emotional momentsapology, bonding, comfort, compassion, confession
- Making amendsamends, apology, atonement, compensation, penance
- reconciliationreconciliation, reconcile, reconciled, reconciling, harmony
- reconcilingforgiving, apologizing, mending, peacemaking, mediating
- Teen Friendshipsbest friends, BFFs, cliques, trust, loyalty
making upfighting
Engaging in physical conflict
falling out · feuding · holding a grudge · quarreling · breaking up
making uptelling the truth
being honest · stating facts · verifying · documenting · fact-checking
make, makeup, maker, making, remake, makes, made-up, remaking, makings