made-up

[meyd-uhp]

adjective

1. concocted; falsely fabricated or invented.

   a made-up story.

2. being in makeup; wearing facial cosmetics.

3. put together; finished.

made-up

adjective

1. invented; fictional

   a made-up story

2. wearing make-up

   a well made-up woman

3. put together; assembled

4. (of a road) surfaced with asphalt, concrete, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of made-up¹

First recorded in 1600–10

Example Sentences

Part of the book’s purpose was also to “set the record straight,” having had to navigate so many “made-up stories” about her own life, especially when she and Fred withdrew from the public eye.

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Penelope forgot her worries and laughed out loud at what she saw inside: four freshly made-up cots, lined up in a row.

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All this disappeared from the public discourse in favor of a made-up story about Russia.

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Barker said she struggled to come up with details because “it was all made-up stuff.”

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The bill being vague and founded on the “made-up criteria” of the senators who authored it threatens the health and lives of far more people than those who elect to terminate their pregnancies, she said.

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Related Words

• fabricated 
• fictional