made-up
Americanadjective
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concocted; falsely fabricated or invented.
a made-up story.
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being in makeup; wearing facial cosmetics.
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put together; finished.
adjective
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invented; fictional
a made-up story
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wearing make-up
a well made-up woman
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put together; assembled
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(of a road) surfaced with asphalt, concrete, etc
Etymology
Origin of made-up
First recorded in 1600–10
Example Sentences
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These kind-hearted acts of closure were performed both for the benefit of these very real, made-up people, and for We the Viewers, who have made them our family.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
The Speaker of parliament has already formed the impeachment committee, made-up of 31 MPs from 16 political parties, including nine from the ANC, the leading member of the governing coalition.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
In this made-up scenario, I had $1 million to put to work and wanted it to act as a fiduciary.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
The template-driven format resembles the output of content mills that mass-produce made-up clickbait stories, said digital literacy expert Mike Caulfield.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
She ran and squatted again and again, calling them with strange made-up names.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
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