Makeup-Make-Up | Commonly Confused Words

Makeup

/ˈmeɪkʌp/

Cosmetics applied to the face to enhance or alter appearance

This word has no antonyms

/meɪk ʌp/

Substances applied to the face to improve appearance or enhance features

Makeup is a single word used as a noun, referring to cosmetics or the composition of something.
Make up is a phrasal verb that implies assembling, creating, or reconciling something or someone.
The key to remembering is that makeup is often about physical appearance.
Make up involves actions in the context of resolving or forming something.
Visualize makeup (cosmetics) versus the process to make up (like resolving an argument).