TAKE IN Synonyms: 147 Similar and Opposite Words

take in

verb

Definition of take in

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

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Relevance

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as in to include

to have as part of a whole this report takes in all the latest information on the subject

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as in to house

to provide with living quarters or shelter took in the stray dog

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

eject
evict

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of take in In their directness and simplicity, Laffont’s photos evoke the style-forward photographs that Malick Sidibé was taking in Mali at that same time. — Lucy Sante, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026 Attendees also paused to take in the short film, The Long Way, which was being projected onto the wall. — Ruby Ford-Dunker, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026 After his daughter's death, Kumar took in her infant daughter and son — and soon realized that spending weeks at sea was no longer practical. — Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026 Earlier in the evening, as guests made their way inside, Coppola was taking in the space as a whole. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for take in

Recent Examples of Synonyms for take in

Verb

The North Koreans will then trick victims to install the malware under the guise of completing a computer coding test or troubleshooting an error in an online video call.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
Light pollution from various sources in our bedroom can trick the brain into producing less melatonin, which can negatively impact sleep quality.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of trick

Verb

Courts may look behind a verdict in narrow circumstances, including cases involving outside influence or racial bias.

— Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
The remarks drew criticism from some Jewish and pro-Israel organizations, including the Israeli-American Council, which called for Macklemore to be removed from the tour.

— Anna Tingley, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of include

Verb

Back in August, the singer’s team erected a pop-up merch shop on the same quiet downtown block that houses Slotnick’s cookbook store, which has been in business for 30 years.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026
Upper floors will house offices and the label’s bridal business, with customers escorted inside from an outdoor waiting line.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of house

Verb

Trump dismisses warnings Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and SpaceXAI’s Elon Musk have all called for greater government oversight of the industry after a series of hacks revealed AI agents conspiring to deceive humans.

— Jill Colvin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
The Bucs couldn’t ask for a better bounce-back opponent after dropping their opener in Cincy, a somewhat deceiving result because of all the Baker Mayfield turnovers.

— Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of deceive

Verb

The kitchen is roomy enough to accommodate large groups when entertaining.

— James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
Scale is undoubtedly part of the challenge, as is ensuring the availability of the infrastructure needed to accommodate medium- and large-scale productions, strengthening technical training, and fostering talent across the industry.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of accommodate

Verb

The second season of The Paper is a sitcom trying to fool itself.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
In July, OpenAI said its models were responsible for a cyber incident on another company, while Anthropic’s Claude models were also responsible for cybersecurity incidents, including in one case where Mythos created fake identities to fool humans.

— Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of fool

Verb

Some of these moments involve Ned’s imperfect yet still undeniably loving rapport with his son.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Still, Beck didn’t seem to want to talk, in private or in the media, about having grown up as the child of a successful music-industry hustler — much less one who was so proudly and publicly involved with a controversial religious movement.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026