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make out
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of MAKE OUT
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to have a clear idea of <I can't quite make out what she is trying to say>
Synonyms appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, behold, catch, catch on (to), cognize, compass, conceive, cotton (to or on to), decipher, decode, dig, discern, get, grasp, grok, intuit, know, make, make out, perceive, recognize, register, savvy, see, seize, sense, tumble (to), twig, understand
Near Antonyms misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misperceive, misread, mistake, misunderstand
Antonyms miss
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to take on a false or deceptive appearance <he tried to make out that he didn't mind losing his job, but friends suspected he was desperately worried>
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to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information <as best as I can make out, the police were informed of the incident but didn't think it was worth investigating>
Related Words assume, suppose; conjecture, guess, speculate, surmise; construe, interpret, read; contemplate, philosophize, rationalize, think; ascertain, dope (out), find out
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