Component
Making
Making noun - (usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something.
Usage example: the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake
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Synonyms for Making
Component and making are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Component" instead the word "Making" as a noun or an adjective.
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The round was a team challenge, with one person per team making the spaghetti/sauce, and the other making the meatballs, and whoever had the worse component of the inferior dish would be eliminated.
Source: Series / Cutthroat Kitchen -
This is what Marcellus Pye in Septimus Heap ends up with after making a potion of eternal life that lacked a critical component, making him look old and withered 500 years later.
Source: Age Without Youth -
According to one of the endings, experiencing a tragic death is a key component in making someone a ghost.
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Making and Component. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/component/making
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