Synonyms and Antonyms of take in
1
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
bamboozle, beguile, bluff, buffalo, burn, catch, con, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fake out, fool, gaff, gammon, gull, have, have on [chiefly British], hoax, hoodwink, hornswoggle, humbug, juggle, misguide, misinform, mislead, snooker, snow, spoof, string along, suck in, sucker, trick
kid, put on, tease
bleed, cheat, chisel, defraud, diddle, euchre, fleece, flimflam, gyp, hustle, mulct, rook, shortchange, skin, squeeze, stick, sting, swindle
debunk, expose, reveal, show up, uncloak, uncover, unmask
disclose, divulge, tell, unveil
disabuse, disenchant, disillusion
2
to have as part of a whole
- this report takes in all the latest information on the subject
comprise, consist (of)
bracket
have, hold, own, possess
admit, receive
compose, constitute, form, make
assimilate, embody, incorporate, integrate
ban, bar, debar, preclude, prevent, prohibit
deny, refuse, reject
eliminate, except, rule out
lose, mislay, misplace
3
to provide with living quarters or shelter
accommodate, bestow, billet, bivouac, board, bunk, camp, chamber, domicile, encamp, harbor, house, lodge, put up, quarter, roof, room, shelter
