makeunder

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noun

A makeover in which the quality, flashiness or value of something is downgraded.

Opposite
Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounmakeunder (plural makeunders)

plural makeunders

  1. A makeover in which the quality, flashiness or value of something is downgraded.

    While some women need a makeover to add makeup, some women need a makeunder to take it down a notch.

    2011, Coni Masciave, Beauty Rehab: Your Guide to Feel Beautiful, Sexy, and Confident in Twenty-Eight Days, Xlibris, →ISBN, page 142
    1 more example

    The typical candidate for a makeunder is a woman who applies her makeup with too liberal a hand, styles her hair in a distracting or unattractive manner, or wears clothes that could be described as unflattering or over the top. The ideal candidate for a makeunder does all three of these simultaneously, mostly likely while upending a bottle of perfume into her cleavage.

    2011 October 18, Anna Lefler, The Chicktionary: From A-line to Z-snap, the words every woman should know, Adams Media, →ISBN, page 122

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite

Origin

Wordplay blend of makeover + under, replacing over with its opposite.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

makeunder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/makeunder

MLA

“makeunder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/makeunder. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “makeunder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/makeunder.

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