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made

45 4.6

A person who has lasting success or security

adjective
/meɪd/

Informal

: hecho

Once she got the promotion, she knew she was made in her job.

Examples

After years of hard work, she finally felt made in her career as the CEO of the company.
With his significant achievements, he is truly made in the world of finance.
No progress has been made for me at all.
And the progress I've made is off the charts.

Synonyms

distinguished

vsmade

Formal

142 4.8

Very successful and respected for important achievements or good character

means having achieved secure success or position not focused on admiration

self-made

vsmade

25 4.1

Someone who achieves success by their own hard work, not by family help

covers achieved success or security whether or not personal effort was sole cause

Antonyms

unsuccessful

75 2.9

Not getting the result someone wants

Idioms

made for each other

14 3.4

Two people who fit together very well as a romantic couple

made of stone

Informal

8 8.1

Not showing any feeling or care

made of money

Informal

6 6.2

Having a lot of money

to have it made

Informal

6 5.6

To be in a very lucky situation with little to worry about

made in the shade

Informal

1 8.2

In a safe, easy situation needing little effort

made of sugar

Informal

1 7.5

Can handle criticism and hard situations without complaining

Compounds

made in China

18 1.2

A product that comes from China

made of glass

14 2.9

A thing made from glass that breaks easily and lets light through

ready-made

12 3.4

Sold in standard sizes so it can be used right away

made-to-order

7 3.8

Created for a customer to match their requests

man-made lake

2 2.8

A lake made by people to hold water for a town or for people to enjoy

man-made fiber

Specialized

1 3.7

A fiber produced by people from chemicals or other materials, not the kind that grows on living things

ready-made

1 3.9

An item like a shirt or chair made before you buy it

tailor-made

1 3.7

A piece of clothing made to fit one person exactly

judge-made law

Formal

1 7.9

Rules judges make when they decide cases

custom-made

1 3.9

An item made for one person to fit their needs

How Successful

influential

186 4.6

established

171 4.2

made

Informal

45 4.6

rising

84 3.7

struggling

97 3.9

Surface Forms

made positive

Morphology

made = make (semi-transparent) = make + ed

Derived from the verb 'make' but used idiomatically (e.g., 'a made man' = established/successful), so the connection is present but cultural/idiomatic.

Etymology

Made comes from make, which means 'to create or set up'. So a made person is someone whose success or position has been 'made'—that is, created or fixed—so they are seen as established and secure.