TAKE ON Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

take on

verb

Definition of take on

as in to meet

to enter into contest or conflict with will take on his chief opponent in the next political debate

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as in to employ

to provide with a paying job decided to take her on as store manager

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as in to borrow

to take for one's own use (something originated by another) recently arrived immigrants who are eager to take on the language and culture of their adopted homeland

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Recent Examples of take on Reality says the dead cap money ($182 million) this franchise is taking on after purging the roster keeps Miami from being competitive in the first half of the season. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026 The campaign also marks the debut of new hero handbag silhouettes from Michael Kors, including a slouchy take on the brand’s signature Hamilton bag and new iterations of the popular Laila and Nolita shoulder bags. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026 In software engineering alone, autonomous agents are beginning to take on work that used to require an entire team. — Krishnaveni Palanivelu, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026 Ravens’ new radio play-by-play broadcaster Kyle Youmans sat down with The Baltimore Sun’s Sam Cohn and Josh Tolentino on today’s episode for an interview about taking on the job, his gameday routines and expectations for the Ravens in 2026. — Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for take on

Recent Examples of Synonyms for take on

Verb

In order to meet 2026’s nostalgia quota, here’s a 28-years-later followup to the cult flop about margarita-loving sister witches starring Bullock and Nicole Kidman.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2026
The league’s involvement with Highmark or any club is ensuring that all fields meet compliance before NFL use, right?

— Tim Graham, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of meet

Verb

One of the challenges in ramping up is that the Vega-C used the same solid rocket motors employed on Ariane 6, which is also looking to boost output.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Marshall, the owner of Mogul Vision, which employed Morgenroth, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on behalf of himself, the company or Morgenroth.

— Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of employ

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Manchester United return to the Champions League after three years away, facing Azerbaijan outfit Sabah on… *checks notes* Thursday.

— Leon Imber, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Positioning the eggs upright with their narrow tips facing the top plate yielded the best results.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of face

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La Strada had served for 14 years as the Pettis County clerk, overseeing local elections, when Hoskins hired him as the state's election integrity director in January 2025.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
For employers that want to move directly from matching to interviewing, ZipIntro uses AI to identify candidates who may fit a role and helps connect them with a hiring manager for an interview without leaving the ZipRecruiter platform.

— Audrey Payne, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of hire

Verb

So many visitors get suckered into pasting and running the command that just about every malware pusher has adopted the technique.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Republicans have a president happy to adopt (or take credit for) populist ideas that his party used to blanche at – and candidates who would follow him for every beat.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of adopt

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The Republican National Committee said it's already recruited a record number of poll watchers.

— NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
According to sources in the club’s youth system, Madrid’s scouting operation has become more aggressive, allowing the club to recruit some of the best young domestic talent in recent years.

— Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026