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made-up

adj · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Invented or fabricated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He told me a made-up version of the events, but I demanded the truth.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Changed by the application of cosmetics; wearing make-up.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a freshly made-up clown

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Arranged or put together.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The newly made-up front page had to be changed as the last-minute news arrived.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Delighted, pleased, thrilled.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, regional

Examples

  • I was made-up when the local team won.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adj

Meaning 5

Built up (to a higher level).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

having been paved

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُخْتَلَق (muḵtalaq) — invented, fabricated
  • Catalan: inventat — invented, fabricated
  • Chinese Mandarin: 虛構的 /虚构的 (xūgòu de) — invented, fabricated
  • Chinese Mandarin: 虛假的 /虚假的 (xūjiǎ de) — invented, fabricated
  • Czech: smyšlený — invented, fabricated
  • Czech: vymyšlený — invented, fabricated
  • Finnish: keksitty — invented, fabricated
  • German: ausgedacht — invented, fabricated
  • German: erfunden — invented, fabricated
  • German: erlogen — invented, fabricated
  • German: erdichtet — invented, fabricated
  • Hindi: मनगढ़ंत (managṛhant) — invented, fabricated
  • Hindi: कल्पित (kalpit) — invented, fabricated
  • Italian: inventato — invented, fabricated
  • Italian: falso — invented, fabricated
  • Macedonian: измислен (izmislen) — invented, fabricated
  • Portuguese: fabricado — invented, fabricated
  • Portuguese: inventado — invented, fabricated
  • Spanish: fabricado — invented, fabricated
  • Spanish: inventado — invented, fabricated
  • Swedish: påhittad — invented, fabricated
  • Tagalog: nag-imbento — invented, fabricated
  • Turkish: uydurma — invented, fabricated
  • Turkish: uydurmasyon — invented, fabricated
  • Turkish: uyduruk — invented, fabricated
  • Ukrainian: ви́гаданий (výhadanyj) — invented, fabricated
  • Ukrainian: ви́думаний (výdumanyj) — invented, fabricated
  • Finnish: ehostettu — changed by cosmetics
  • Finnish: meikattu — changed by cosmetics
  • Hebrew: מאופר (meupar) — changed by cosmetics
  • Italian: truccato — changed by cosmetics
  • Spanish: maquillado — changed by cosmetics
  • Swedish: sminkad — changed by cosmetics
  • Tagalog: inayos — changed by cosmetics
  • Finnish: tehty — arranged or put together
  • Finnish: valmis — arranged or put together
  • Swedish: färdigställd — arranged or put together
  • Tagalog: inayos — arranged or put together
  • Ottoman Turkish: ساخته (sahte) — arranged or put together