Synonyms of take hold

take hold

phrase

as in work

to produce a desired effect

It was clear in the students' essays that her lessons had taken hold.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• work
• perform
• operate
• take
• take effect
• act
• react
• respond
• result
• behave
• affect
• influence
• sway
• pan out
• redound

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• backfire
• fizzle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of take hold

Teams where defensive leadership takes hold typically see meaningful drops in innovation metrics across the following year or two. — Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

This new mood – a narrower, harsher definition of religious truth – had been brewing since the Reformation movement took hold in Britain around a hundred years earlier. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Geismer suggests that the market-forward liberalism that took hold during Bill Clinton’s Presidency can be traced to the suburbanization of the Democratic Party. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Beyond diesel, motor oil prices have quadrupled, and supply shortages are starting to take hold. — Greg Pollock, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026