All make do synonyms
make do
M m verb make do
- take care of β a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
- make up β the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- survive β to remain alive after the death of someone, the cessation of something, or the occurrence of some event; continue to live: Few survived after the holocaust.
- concoct β If you concoct an excuse or explanation, you invent one that is not true.
- devise β If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it.
- ad-lib β If you ad-lib something in a play or a speech, you say something which has not been planned or written beforehand.
- contrive β If you contrive an event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by tricking someone.
- invent β to originate or create as a product of one's own ingenuity, experimentation, or contrivance: to invent the telegraph.
- dream up β a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- brainstorm β If you have a brainstorm, you suddenly become unable to think clearly.
- throw together β to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- jam β to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.
- spark β Muriel (Sarah) (Camberg) 1918β2006, British novelist and writer, born in Scotland.
- coin β A coin is a small piece of metal which is used as money.
- fake β to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
- fare β the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- cope β If you cope with a problem or task, you deal with it successfully.
- shift β to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange: to shift friends; to shift ideas.
- muddle β to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
- stagger β to walk, move, or stand unsteadily.
- subsist β to exist; continue in existence.
- support β to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
adj make do
- limited β confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.
- short-lived β living or lasting only a little while.
- brief β Something that is brief lasts for only a short time.
- makeshift β a temporary expedient or substitute: We used boxes as a makeshift while the kitchen chairs were being painted.
- interim β an intervening time; interval; meantime: School doesn't start till September, but he's taking a Spanish class in the interim.
- transitory β not lasting, enduring, permanent, or eternal.
- momentary β lasting but a moment; very brief; fleeting: a momentary glimpse.
- tactical β of or relating to tactics, especially military or naval tactics.
- stopgap β something that fills the place of something else that is lacking; temporary substitute; makeshift: Candles are a stopgap when the electricity fails.
- alternative β If one thing is an alternative to another, the first can be found, used, or done instead of the second.
- substitute β a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
- temp β temporary (def 2).
- make-do β something that serves as a substitute, especially of an inferior or expedient nature: We had to get along with make-dos during the war.
- throwaway β made or intended to be discarded after use or quick examination: a throwaway container; a throwaway brochure.
- short β having little length; not long.
- supply β to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with electricity.
- perishable β subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
- alternate β When you alternate two things, you keep using one then the other. When one thing alternates with another, the first regularly occurs after the other.
- fugitive β a person who is fleeing, from prosecution, intolerable circumstances, etc.; a runaway: a fugitive from justice; a fugitive from a dictatorial regime.
- summary β a comprehensive and usually brief abstract, recapitulation, or compendium of previously stated facts or statements.
- acting β Acting is the activity or profession of performing in plays or films.
- transient β not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.
- mortal β subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
- impermanent β not permanent or enduring; transitory.
- volatile β evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapor: Acetone is a volatile solvent.
- passing β going by or past; elapsing: He was feeling better with each passing day.
noun make do
- practicality β of or relating to practice or action: practical mathematics.
- contrivance β If you describe something as a contrivance, you disapprove of it because it is unnecessary and artificial.