Make
Make verb - To give the impression of being.
Usage example: the family made merry despite their financial worries
Sound
Sound verb - To give the impression of being.
Usage example: the idea at least sounds plausible
How words are described
| old | old make | old sound |
| long | long make | long sound |
| exact | exact make | exact sound |
| similar | similar make | similar sound |
| Other adjectives: short, standard, single, actual, little, dark, new, aggressive, last, different. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Then, with 2007's Hell Is Empty and All the Devils Are Here, they took their already brutalizing sound and make it even more brutal by incorporating elements of Death Metal, Grindcore, and Industrial into their sound.
Source: Music / Anaal Nathrakh -
Typically, the sound is placed near the thing generating the sound, but it is occasionally placed elsewhere to make sense with the timing of the dialogue.
Source: Written Sound Effect -
According to Magyk, Magogs enjoy this sound and make it in their freetime.
Source: Nails on a Blackboard
Cite this Source
Sound and Make. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/make/sound
Make & Sound. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/make/sound>.
Sound or Make. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/make/sound.
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