Synonyms of take in

take in

verb

1

as in to trick

to cause to believe what is untrue

a fellow passenger on the cruise completely took me in when he claimed to be the owner of a major software company

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trick
• deceive
• fool
• have on
• kid
• suck in
• tease
• string along
• sucker
• have
• mislead
• pull one's leg
• catch
• sting
• con
• fake out
• juggle
• put on
• dupe
• delude
• snow
• gull
• pull the wool over one's eyes
• bluff
• buffalo
• snooker
• hoax
• gaff
• cheat
• burn
• humbug
• spoof
• do a number on
• gammon
• misinform
• beguile
• cozen
• lead one up the garden path
• bamboozle
• hoodwink
• misguide
• hornswoggle
• lead one down the garden path
• stick
• swindle
• defraud
• hustle
• bleed
• shortchange
• rook
• skin
• fleece
• squeeze
• diddle
• chisel
• mulct
• euchre
• flimflam

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reveal
• undeceive
• expose
• show up
• uncover
• divulge
• disclose
• tell
• unmask
• debunk
• unveil
• disabuse
• disillusion
• uncloak
• disenchant

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• reveal
• undeceive
• expose
• show up
• uncover
• divulge
• disclose
• tell
• unmask
• debunk
• unveil
• disabuse
• disillusion
• uncloak
• disenchant

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2

as in to include

to have as part of a whole

this report takes in all the latest information on the subject

Synonyms & Similar Words

• include
• contain
• involve
• carry
• encompass
• entail
• comprehend
• have
• embrace
• number
• subsume
• receive
• comprise
• consist (of)
• possess
• incorporate
• own
• hold
• admit
• integrate
• compose
• embody
• bracket
• make
• form
• assimilate
• constitute

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leave (out)
• exclude
• prevent
• omit
• miss out
• preclude
• prohibit
• refuse
• eliminate
• deny
• bar
• ban
• reject
• lose
• except
• debar
• rule out
• mislay
• misplace

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• leave (out)
• exclude
• prevent
• omit
• miss out
• preclude
• prohibit
• refuse
• eliminate
• deny
• bar
• ban
• reject
• lose
• except
• debar
• rule out
• mislay
• misplace

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3

as in to house

to provide with living quarters or shelter

took in the stray dog

Synonyms & Similar Words

• house
• accommodate
• board
• lodge
• room
• camp
• shelter
• put up
• quarter
• roof
• bestow
• chamber
• harbor
• bunk
• domicile
• billet
• bivouac
• encamp
• stable
• home
• shed
• tent
• secure
• roost
• ensconce
• barrack
• bed (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eject
• evict

• eject
• evict