TAKE IT OUT ON Synonyms: 140 Similar and Opposite Words

take out

verb

Definition of take out

as in to unleash

to find emotional release for he took out his frustrations by splitting a cord of firewood

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as in to accompany

to go on a social engagement with she'd like to take the new boy out to the movies sometime

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as in to remove

to take away from a place or position the airline passenger took his laptop computer out of its carrying case

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as in to assassinate

to put to death deliberately the rumor is that the CIA is planning to take him out before he can seize control of the country

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Recent Examples of take out Carol persuades Clark to take out a life-insurance policy on her husband—an unusual request outside of a film noir, though not such a departure from the annals of heterosexuality, in which women have depended on men for security for millennia. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 July 2026 Ironically, high mortgage rates, which make homeowners who took out mortgages with rock-bottom rates in 2020 and 2021 loath to move. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 At Waa Kiakahi, guests are taken out on much easier, gentler rides just offshore from the beach to get a feel for gliding in a canoe. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 22 July 2026 Deutsche Bank is selling $3 billion of fresh debt to refinance a loan that accounting firm Baker Tilly took out just a year ago from Blackstone, Blue Owl, and others. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for take out

Recent Examples of Synonyms for take out

Verb

However, that deal fell apart after the US unleashed a fresh wave of attacks on Iran in mid-July, following Iranian strikes on vessels in the choked Strait of Hormuz.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
The dictator unleashed World War II in which at least 60 million people died.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026

Definition of unleash

Verb

Wind gusts near 30 mph are possible Wednesday, accompanied by cooler temperatures that will drop lows to around 70 degrees through early next week, forecasters say.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
The belugas were accompanied by aquatic medicine specialists, veterinarians and caretakers along the trip.

— Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 July 2026

Definition of accompany

Verb

Less than two weeks after Johnson County Sheriff Adam King’s trial on a witness retaliation charge ended in a hung jury, King’s former chief deputy has filed a petition to remove him from office.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
Soon afterward, however, child welfare authorities removed the children from her home after concerns about their living situation.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Definition of remove

Verb

One of the most famous examples comes from Archbishop Óscar Romero, who was assassinated in 1980 and declared a saint by Pope Francis in 2018.

— Gina Perez, The Conversation, 21 July 2026
Then, a few weeks later, Israel blew up the ongoing talks by assassinating both Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas representative leading peace talks in Qatar, and Mohammed Deif, a top decision-maker inside Gaza.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of assassinate

Verb

An Iranian cargo vessel carrying vital supplies needed for medical treatment has been released after being seized by the US and held for 95 days, according to Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency.

— Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
At sunset, everyone will release their lanterns across the water.

— Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of release

Verb

Stafford’s training camp focus, dating to his youthful ups and downs with the Lions, remains.

— Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 28 July 2026
The two have talked about their relationships (Barone dated the British actor Edward Bluemel for many years) and her and Skinner’s respective breakups.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 27 July 2026

Definition of date

Verb

The judge, Arun Subramanian, later issued an order confirming that the subpoenas were withdrawn.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 July 2026
Lawyers with the Department of Justice on Thursday agreed to unilaterally withdraw a series of subpoenas that sought to compel New York Times journalists to testify about their sources and provide access their phone records.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Definition of withdraw

Verb

The former husband of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of murdering her three young children, took the stand Monday as the prosecution’s first witness in her triple-murder trial.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
Bryan Kohberger declared his intention to withdraw his guilty plea on Monday, one year after he was convicted and sentenced for murdering four Idaho college students.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2026