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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Talarico might as well throw some weird made-up insinuations at Paxton to keep up.
From Slate • May 30, 2026
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
I knew this was some made-up garbage, I knew the magic powers had decided not to keep the animal alive and Dad had got rid of the body before we woke up.
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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