TAKE UP Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

take up

verb

Definition of take up

as in to lift

to move from a lower to a higher place or position please take up the blanket so I can look underneath it

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as in to drink

to take in (something liquid) through small openings the soil was so dry that the plant seemed to take up the much-needed water instantly

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as in to borrow

to take for one's own use (something originated by another) one cluster of fans started chanting the team name of the champions, and the crowd quickly took up the cry

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Recent Examples of take up Thallium is a metal found in soil and minerals that may be taken up by vegetables. — Eva Flowe november 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2026 The interior measures 297 sq ft (27 sq m), most of which is taken up by its combined living/kitchen area. — New Atlas, 10 Nov. 2026 What Comes Next In July, the Senate voted 46-50 along party lines against taking up Senator Ron Wyden’s resolution to repeal WISeR. — Lars Hanson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026 Advertisement Following Monday’s cloture vote, the Senate must vote to take up the legislation. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 10 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for take up

Recent Examples of Synonyms for take up

Verb

Recent storms appear to have lifted Lake Powell by more than 20 feet from its September low while delivering a smaller rise at Lake Mead, offering a boost to the Colorado River’s two largest reservoirs.

— Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026
The second lifted Chi Phi's suspension a year earlier but kept the fraternity on a form of probation known as deferred dismissal.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of lift

Verb

Food and drink There are 12 restaurants and bars within the resort's grounds, ranging from the Lakeview Bar near the lobby to a Persian restaurant and the glamorous Oak Grill Restaurant by the Hollywood Pool.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
As holiday season approaches, the TIME team has pulled out a selection of 10 best food and drink items from the list that would make a perfect gift for the food connoisseurs and cooking enthusiasts in your life.

— TIME Staff, Time, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of drink

Verb

The financing model, small loans repaid over two to three years through a microfinance network, was borrowed from agricultural lending.

— Yariv Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026
The retreat of these once reliable sources of demand threatens Washington’s ability to borrow cheaply.

— Gordon Liao, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of borrow

Verb

Andy’s view The prospect of steep losses for Republicans in today’s midterms and the lame-duck presidency that ensues regardless raise a fundamental question about the outlook for a budding US-China détente.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
In one video, Basabe appears to raise his voice at a man before turning around and shouting at a woman.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of raise

Verb

The scale-rich designs absorbed sudden, violent impacts without buckling, offered a massive range of tunable stiffness, and successfully cushioned delicate objects embedded deep inside them.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
The state can also avoid large increases in uncompensated care that hospitals may not be able to absorb as Medicaid supplemental payments to hospitals have also been cut.

— Stan Soloway, Boston Herald, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of absorb

Verb

Police say subway surfers do it before and after school hours, mostly where tracks are elevated.

— Dave Carlin, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
Last month during Big Ten basketball media days, Petitti argued that elevating the meaning of such games was the point of expansion — beyond the unspoken benefit of additional money.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of elevate

Verb

But in terms of the veteran filmmaker not embracing advanced technology, that ship has sailed.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
As indie pop became glossier and more fleshed out in the 1990s, few bands embraced its minimal, melancholy origins like the Cat’s Miaow.

— David Glickman, Pitchfork, 11 Nov. 2026