Make and Stay

Opposite meaning words

Make verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.

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Stay is an antonym for make in arrive topic.

Nearby Words: makeup, making, maker

Stay verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.

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Make is an antonym for stay.

Nearby Words: stayed, staying

good	good make	good stay
nice	nice make	nice stay
best	best make	best stay
long	long make	long stay
Other adjectives: better, short, true, wrong, bad, quick, main, few, last.

character	make character	stay character
stand	make stand	stay stand
time	make time	stay time
way	make way	stay way
Other words: world, money, game, music, friends.

This also frequently happens with Genre Blind villains who leave the hero in an easily defeated Death Trap room rather than stay and make sure the job gets done correctly, i.e.

Source: Villain Exit Stage Left
Steven convinces her to stay and make Earth her home, thus putting her more firmly on their side, but still holds hard feelings towards the Crystal Gems.

Source: Aloof Ally
Alternatively, come to make crappy fanfics, stay to gradually improve and make something fairly interesting!

Source: Just For Fun / Come for the X, Stay for the Y

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