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

As competing ambitions take hold across the village, tensions rise and unrest erupts, forcing Ugandan military forces to intervene. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026

Hot, dry temperatures fueling Western fires The opposite kind of heat has taken hold in several Western states, where high temperatures and low humidity are combining to set the stage for raging wildfires. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026

Leaving them behind creates a barrier between new seed and the soil, which blocks the root contacts that seedlings rely on to take hold and germinate. — Amanda Tust, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2026

As QAnon conspiracy theories took hold with people from around the world and tensions around policies to prevent the spread of Covid reached a boiling point, this previously unknown woman became the unlikely answer some in Canada were searching for. — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026