making
noun
mak·ing ˈmā-kiŋ 
1
: the act or process of forming, causing, doing, or coming into being
spots problems in the making
2
: a process or means of advancement or success
3
: something made
especially : a quantity produced at one time : batch
4
a
: potentiality —often used in plural
had the makings of a great artist
b
makings ˈmā-kənz
ˈmā-kiŋz
plural : the material from which something is to be made especially \\ usually ˈmā-kənz \\ : paper and tobacco for rolling cigarettes by hand
Synonyms
- material
- raw material
- stuff
- substance
- timber
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Example Sentences
methods used in the making of wine she has all the makings of an excellent leader, but she needs some experience first
Recent Examples on the Web The film, releasing worldwide Nov. 23, focuses on a boy who uses movie-making to gain a better understanding of his world, and was cowritten alongside Tony Kushner. 
Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2022 Fabrics were test-driven for limited rustling and anti-crease appeal, and weighted at the hemline to prevent gusts of wind making mischief. Caryn Franklin, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022 In 1987, with friends from SUNY Binghamton who shared his interest in poker and odds-making, Jeff Yass started the options-trading powerhouse Susquehanna International Group. Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 The infusion of cash prepares Verily to better compete as deal-making in the health-tech arena accelerates, said Daniel Ives, an analyst at Wedbush Securities. Julia Love, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2022 Don’t focus on Tagovailoa’s deep throws, look for efficiency, decision-making and accuracy. Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 There will be artisans and crafters, showing how things were made back in the early days of Escondido, including live demonstrations of spinning, weaving, corn shelling and grinding and butter making. Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 Gigi announced the upcoming launch of Guest in Residence in an Instagram post in early August, sharing a behind-the-scenes look at the brand's making. Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Sep. 2022 The directors blended elements of documentary, neorealism, and nonlinear storytelling with West African knowledge systems and cultural practices to explore the possibilities of Black world-making in the Americas. Tanisha C. Ford, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2022 See More
Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2022 Fabrics were test-driven for limited rustling and anti-crease appeal, and weighted at the hemline to prevent gusts of wind making mischief. Caryn Franklin, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022 In 1987, with friends from SUNY Binghamton who shared his interest in poker and odds-making, Jeff Yass started the options-trading powerhouse Susquehanna International Group. Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 The infusion of cash prepares Verily to better compete as deal-making in the health-tech arena accelerates, said Daniel Ives, an analyst at Wedbush Securities. Julia Love, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2022 Don’t focus on Tagovailoa’s deep throws, look for efficiency, decision-making and accuracy. Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 There will be artisans and crafters, showing how things were made back in the early days of Escondido, including live demonstrations of spinning, weaving, corn shelling and grinding and butter making. Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 Gigi announced the upcoming launch of Guest in Residence in an Instagram post in early August, sharing a behind-the-scenes look at the brand's making. Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Sep. 2022 The directors blended elements of documentary, neorealism, and nonlinear storytelling with West African knowledge systems and cultural practices to explore the possibilities of Black world-making in the Americas. Tanisha C. Ford, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English macung, from macian to make
First Known Use
12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing making
making 1 of 2
noun
as in potential
often makings plural the basic elements from which something can be developed she has all the makings of an excellent leader, but she needs some experience first Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- potential
- material
- possibility
- stuff
- potentiality
- substance
- timber
- raw material
- matter
- metal
making
2 of 2verb
1
as in producing
to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials will you help me make the dough for the cookies? Synonyms & Similar Words
- producing
- creating
- manufacturing
- constructing
- assembling
- forming
- fashioning
- building
- crafting
- fabricating
- framing
- organizing
- shaping
- structuring
- designing
- putting together
- inventing
- establishing
- erecting
- forging
- molding
- devising
- raising
- concocting
- rearing
- instituting
- originating
- handcrafting
- hewing
- remaking
- making up
- imagining
- visualizing
- throwing up
- minting
- envisaging
- knocking out
- setting up
- contriving
- conceiving
- picturing
- putting up
- prefabricating
- throwing up
- refashioning
- fathering
- remanufacturing
- patching (together)
- cobbling (together or up)
- cooking (up)
- thinking (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dismantling
- destroying
- ruining
- wrecking
- disassembling
- smashing
- eradicating
- abolishing
- extinguishing
- shattering
- flattening
- demolishing
- exterminating
- pulverizing
- annihilating
- devastating
- breaking up
- taking apart
- exploding
- dismembering
- razing
- blowing up
2
as in achieving
to obtain (as a goal) through effort we finally made it! Synonyms & Similar Words
- achieving
- winning
- attaining
- gaining
- obtaining
- scoring
- hitting
- garnering
- getting
- securing
- bagging
- logging
- acquiring
- landing
- capturing
- realizing
- procuring
- drawing
- carrying
- ringing up
- tying
- racking up
- approaching
- matching
- touching
- chalking up
- clocking (up)
- meeting
- topping
- rivaling
- outdoing
- notching (up)
- equaling
- tieing
- excelling
- surpassing
- rivalling
- equalling
- beating
- measuring up (to)
- amounting (to)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- missing
- losing
- failing (at)
- falling short (of)
3
as in creating
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) the cats made quite a disturbance when they knocked the Christmas tree over Synonyms & Similar Words
- creating
- causing
- bringing
- generating
- producing
- prompting
- doing
- spawning
- working
- effecting
- inducing
- yielding
- invoking
- catalyzing
- effectuating
- occasioning
- engendering
- bringing about
- begetting
- breeding
- introducing
- promoting
- encouraging
- bringing on
- bringing forth
- drawing on
- inaugurating
- initiating
- establishing
- launching
- starting
- developing
- giving rise to
- determining
- beginning
- instituting
- deciding
- founding
- pioneering
- translating (into)
- furthering
- innovating
- enacting
- cultivating
- fostering
- resulting (in)
- rendering
- forwarding
- advancing
- nourishing
- fathering
- nurturing
- setting
- conducing (to)
- contributing (to)
- setting up
- turning out
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- limiting
- restricting
- impeding
- controlling
- checking
- suppressing
- crushing
- squashing
- quashing
- subduing
- repressing
- quelling
- smothering
- inhibiting
- stifling
- curbing
- restraining
- squelching
- retarding
- arresting
- dampening
- killing
- destroying
- abolishing
- stilling
- demolishing
- extinguishing
- canning
- putting down
- liquidating
- reining (in)
- quenching
- clamping down (on)
- cracking down (on)
- snuffing (out)
4
as in fulfilling
to carry through (as a process) to completion one person from each department will be asked to make a short presentation at the meeting Synonyms & Similar Words
- achieving
- fulfilling
- accomplishing
- executing
- performing
- doing
- implementing
- committing
- negotiating
- prosecuting
- completing
- finishing
- perpetrating
- carrying out
- realizing
- effecting
- pulling off
- carrying off
- putting through
- going through
- compassing
- effectuating
- practicing
- bringing off
- attaining
- repeating
- bringing about
- acing
- nailing
- following through (with)
- ending
- reenacting
- actualizing
- practising
- reduplicating
- winding up
- working (at)
- engaging (in)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- failing
- slighting
- slurring
- skimping
5
as in forcing
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure made him do all the work while everyone else just lounged around Synonyms & Similar Words
- forcing
- coercing
- compelling
- obligating
- obliging
- pressuring
- driving
- constraining
- impressing
- blackmailing
- dragooning
- muscling
- pressing
- intimidating
- sandbagging
- impelling
- threatening
- blackjacking
- bullying
- cowing
- dragging
- terrorizing
- browbeating
- shaming
- bulldozing
- harassing
- badgering
- hectoring
- twisting one's arm
- hounding
- menacing
- high-pressuring
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- allowing
- letting
- permitting
- moving
- inducing
- satisfying
- arguing
- talking (into)
- winning (over)
- convincing
- persuading
- prevailing (on or upon)
6
as in estimating
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement I make that to be about six feet long Synonyms & Similar Words
- estimating
- figuring
- putting
- calculating
- guessing
- gauging
- supposing
- judging
- placing
- calling
- reckoning
- understanding
- deducing
- concluding
- gaging
- conjecturing
- inferring
- extrapolating
- gathering
- reasoning
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- measuring
- scaling
- calibrating
- computing
- working out
7
as in building
to form by putting together parts or materials make a model airplane Synonyms & Similar Words
- building
- constructing
- assembling
- creating
- erecting
- producing
- designing
- establishing
- manufacturing
- fabricating
- piecing
- confecting
- generating
- rearing
- raising
- making up
- shaping
- fashioning
- rebuilding
- organizing
- concocting
- inventing
- forging
- putting together
- setting up
- molding
- initiating
- putting up
- devising
- reconstructing
- originating
- instituting
- beginning
- imagining
- innovating
- hammering
- framing
- carpentering
- inaugurating
- handcrafting
- coining
- constituting
- founding
- combining
- conceiving
- contriving
- prefabricating
- reassembling
- retrofitting
- fathering
- redeveloping
- uniting
- reedifying
- throwing up
- jerry-building
- cooking (up)
- thinking (up)
- rigging (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- destroying
- dismantling
- striking
- ruining
- wrecking
- disassembling
- smashing
- dismembering
- demolishing
- shattering
- flattening
- taking down
- pulverizing
- levelling
- leveling
- tearing down
- knocking down
- devastating
- exploding
- razing
- dividing
- separating
- detaching
- demounting
- disengaging
- disconnecting
- ruinating
- blowing up
- pulling down
- disjoining
- disuniting
8
as in seeming
to give the impression of being the family made merry despite their financial worries Synonyms & Similar Words
- seeming
- looking
- sounding
- feeling
- appearing
- acting
- pretending
- resembling
- implying
- recalling
- suggesting
- dissembling
- coming off (as)
- hinting
- coming across (as)
- insinuating
9
as in heading
to go on a specified course or in a certain direction the baby made straight for the toy lying on the rug Synonyms & Similar Words
- heading
- turning
- putting
- aiming
- pointing
- directing
- bearing
- bending
- veering
- orienting
- steering
- reversing
- cutting
- backing
- facing
- tacking
- setting out
- striking
- setting off
- taking off
- putting out
- beelining
- inclining
- turning back
- swerving
- wheeling
- lighting out
- coming about
- coming round
- yawing
- putting about
- about-facing
10
as in enacting
to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action the legislature failed to make any new laws last session Synonyms & Similar Words
- enacting
- passing
- approving
- constituting
- legislating
- effecting
- dictating
- permitting
- authorizing
- ratifying
- laying down
- ordaining
- executing
- sanctioning
- allowing
- proclaiming
- administering
- reenacting
- bringing about
- confirming
- decreeing
- repassing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- revoking
- killing
- cancelling
- canceling
- reversing
- repealing
- abolishing
- invalidating
- rescinding
- overturning
- nullifying
- annulling
- abrogating
- voiding
11
as in earning
to receive as return for effort I make considerably more money now than I did when I first started working here Synonyms & Similar Words
- earning
- winning
- getting
- gaining
- reaping
- obtaining
- garnering
- landing
- securing
- realizing
- acquiring
- attaining
- procuring
- capturing
- achieving
- drawing
- carrying
- bagging
- bringing in
- pulling down
- accomplishing
- knocking down
- coming by
- accumulating
- scoring
- netting
- amassing
- grossing
- occupying
- remaking
- clearing
- catching
- regaining
- annexing
- recapturing
- taking over
- reacquiring
- racking up
- picking up
- reattaining
- notching (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- losing
- giving
- paying
- forfeiting
- granting
- according
- yielding
- relinquishing
- surrendering
- parting (with)
- handing over
- giving up
12
as in knowing
to have a clear idea of what do you make of the latest information? Synonyms & Similar Words
- knowing
- understanding
- seeing
- deciphering
- recognizing
- getting
- comprehending
- appreciating
- grasping
- realizing
- perceiving
- sensing
- conceiving
- discerning
- assimilating
- seizing
- digging
- registering
- catching
- apprehending
- decoding
- intuiting
- beholding
- making out
- twigging
- cognizing
- savvying
- compassing
- grokking
- absorbing
- digesting
- fathoming
- tumbling (to)
- picking up on
- catching on (to)
- cottoning (to or on to)
- penetrating
- taking in
- piercing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- missing
- mistaking
- misinterpreting
- misreading
- misunderstanding
- misconstruing
- misperceiving
- misconceiving
- misapprehending
13
as in shutting
chiefly dialect to position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening make the gate when ye leave Synonyms & Similar Words
- shutting
- closing
- locking
- sealing
- slamming
- securing
- steeking
- chaining
- latching
- plugging
- barring
- clapping
- stoppering
- fastening
- banging
- bolting
- battening (down)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- opening
- unlocking
- unbolting
- unfastening
- unlatching
- unsealing
- unchaining
- unbarring
Phrases Containing making
- contacts
- contactual
- contactually
- contadinas
- contadini
- Contagem
- contagia
- contagion
- contagionist
- contagionists
- contagions
- contagiosity
- contagious
- contagious abortion
- contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
- contagious disease
- contagious diseases
- contagious distribution
- contagious ecthyma
- contagious epithelioma
- contagious indigestion
- contagious magic
- contagious pleuropneumonia
- contagiously
- contagiousness