Synonyms of take out

take out

verb

1

as in to unleash

to find emotional release for

he took out his frustrations by splitting a cord of firewood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unleash
• give way (to)
• release
• act out
• express
• vent
• loose
• voice
• air
• state
• ventilate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppress
• control
• manage
• handle
• govern
• hold back
• repress
• check
• contain
• restrain
• pull in
• curb
• rein (in)
• bottle (up)
• constrain
• tame
• quell
• smother
• allay
• quiet
• still
• soothe
• inhibit
• swallow
• lull
• choke
• stifle
• repress
• strangle
• bridle
• pocket
• muffle

2

as in to accompany

to go on a social engagement with

she'd like to take the new boy out to the movies sometime

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accompany
• go out (with)
• date
• see
• escort
• woo
• court

3

as in to remove

to take away from a place or position

the airline passenger took his laptop computer out of its carrying case

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remove
• withdraw
• pull
• draw
• extract
• draw out
• clear
• draw off
• dislodge
• move
• abstract
• cut
• shift
• demount
• transfer
• disturb
• displace
• budge
• transpose
• dislocate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• put
• place
• position
• mount
• set
• secure
• fix
• set up
• clamp
• anchor
• hitch
• site
• moor
• embed
• root
• stick
• lodge
• implant
• imbed
• entrench
• situate
• intrench
• engrain
• ingrain

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assassinate
• murder
• slay
• execute
• put away
• get
• kill
• off
• dispatch
• rub out
• neutralize
• bump off
• do away with
• terminate
• whack
• knock off
• snuff
• liquidate
• destroy
• do in
• ice
• slaughter
• shoot
• carry off
• cut down
• blow away
• shoot down
• croak
• blot out
• wipe out
• fell
• claim
• mow (down)
• eliminate
• butcher
• smite
• massacre
• eradicate
• zap
• exterminate
• annihilate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raise
• restore
• revive
• resurrect
• animate
• resuscitate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of take out

But Kirton, who took out petitions Friday for a primary challenge in his bid to get back on the council, denied her account and said Kingland is motivated by friendship with his political adversaries, including Mayor Danielle Wong. —Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025

The coffee tastes excellent, with all of the guesswork taken out. —Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 18 July 2025

Hollis appeared to take out a small handgun from his waistband and shoot toward the park’s parking lot, while Johnson Jr. could allegedly be seen shooting a small gun with an extended magazine toward the church. —Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2025

Although the debt is being taken out through the city, Aurora residents will not be paying the bill, according to city Chief Financial Officer Chris Minick. —R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025