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 The 2-bedroom space debuted in June 2021 and takes up an entire floor. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026 Feel free to skip the pep talk and ask what's been taking up their energy lately. — Vanessa Van Edwards, Contributor, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026 After the grand opening, 4Eye will host regular film screenings — often repertory, some first-run, some with director Q&As or expert discussions after — and Theater Alliance will take up residence in the black box. — Rudi Greenberg, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026 Chiffon, linen and silk featured prominently this season, alongside lace and crochet, while dresses took up a noticeably larger share of many collections. — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for take up

Recent Examples of Synonyms for take up

Verb

According to the team, the coordination is important because pushing or lifting an object changes the forces acting on a humanoid’s body.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
What everyday movements reveal Standing from a chair requires a stable base, enough ankle and hip mobility to shift your weight forward, lower body and core strength to lift yourself, and balance to keep you steady.

— Dana Santas, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of lift

Verb

Food and drink The restaurant and bars (there are two) are the main draws here and will no doubt draw locals like me in addition to out-of-towners.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
There’s no shortage of detailed guides telling visitors to Paris where exactly to eat and drink.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of drink

Verb

At Monza, Antonelli was borrowing the car of his future teammate, George Russell.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
Staying at the frontier of AI is expensive, and Meta carries a lower credit rating than Alphabet, Amazon, or Microsoft, limiting its ability to keep borrowing.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of borrow

Verb

Japan has also raised concern over China's gradual escalation of its military activity around remote Japanese islands in the Pacific Ocean.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Still, Converse’s sales hemorrhage raises fair questions about whether this is more than a cyclical decline.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of raise

Verb

How fast the benefits of a truly life-changing technology flow through the economy is the actual measure of how fast it is being adopted.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Variety reports that the psychological thriller, which stars Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio as a married couple who travel to European small town to adopt a baby, will feature a cameo from Charli.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of adopt

Verb

That production is the wrinkle that elevates Seventhirty’s lyrics from modern dating podcast material to pure melodrama.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
The guides elevate the safari experience by representing different places and people of Namibia, from the coastal cities of Swakopmund and Walvis Bay to the Himba in the far north-west and the Khwe Bushmen of the north-east.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of elevate

Verb

Yet a growing number of adults age 60 and older are embracing AI, using it for entertainment, planning trips and even accessing health information.

— Robin Brewer, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Over the past few years, Anthropic has embraced regulation in a way that other AI companies haven’t.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026