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making has 3 distinct synonyms spread across 2 of its 3 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. WordNet records no antonym for it — antonymy is a relation between word forms rather than concepts, so it is deliberately sparse.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
the act that results in something coming to be
“the devising of plans”
an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
“her qualifications for the job are excellent”
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for making come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.
(usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something
“the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake”