Synonyms for making
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Noun
1. Devising
Other
creation, manufacture, construction, organization US, organisation UK, formation, fabrication, composition, constitution, qualification, workmanship
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.
during the making of the movie
Related words
- Word family
- maker
- Phrases
- film making decision-making
Forms
- Plural
- makings → devisings, fashionings, creations, manufactures…
Example sentences
- devising But Love wanted to make a match of his own devising.
- qualification We agreed to the plan without qualification.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| making | steady | |
| devising | falling | |
| fashioning | rising | |
| qualification | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- creation3, devising3
- 9 letters
- formation3
- 10 letters
- fashioning3
- 11 letters
- composition4, manufacture4, fabrication4, workmanship3
- 12 letters
- construction3, organization5, constitution4, organisation5
- 13 letters
- qualification5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (creation3 = 3 syllables).