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made–up
adjective \ˈmād-ˈəp\
: created from the imagination : not true or real
: wearing makeup
Full Definition of MADE-UP
1
: fully manufactured
2
: marked by the use of makeup
3
: fancifully conceived or falsely devised
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First Known Use of MADE-UP
1607
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- Synonyms
- chimerical (also chimeric), fabulous, fanciful, fantasied, fantastic (also fantastical), fictional, fictitious, ideal, imaginal, imagined, invented, made-up, make-believe, mythical (or mythic), notional, phantasmal, phantasmic, phantom, pretend, unreal, visonary
MADE-UP Defined for Kids
made–up
adjective \ˈmād-ˈəp\
Definition of MADE-UP for Kids
: created from the imagination <a made-up excuse>
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