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 Rocket requires borrowers to make 80% AMI or less and take out $350,000 or less in a mortgage. — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026 For buyers taking out a mortgage, a higher rate would lock them into a higher monthly payment and could make renting look more attractive. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026 Some of the ready-to-eat foods have not been marked with the date taken out of the freezer to thaw. — Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026 The safety car came out again on lap 59, when Arvid Lindblad’s Racing Bull was taken out by McLaren’s Oscar Piastri. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for take out

Recent Examples of Synonyms for take out

Verb

In a sequence where Murakami imagines Godzilla getting revenge on the United States by attacking New York City, the monster unleashes atomic breath on Manhattan, and the action suddenly switches to slow motion.

— James Grebey, Time, 3 Nov. 2026
In California’s largest city, a progressive mayor once inspired by Castro’s Cuba faces a democratic socialist who wants to unleash housing development.

— Peter Jamison, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of unleash

Verb

They are accompanied by their keeper, a man with dwarfism, quite probably an acid joke at his expense.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
Impact on jobs Along with the financial toll that often accompanies looking after a loved one, caregivers may also experience an impact on their jobs or income.

— Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of accompany

Verb

Next coil targets full current With coil #17 removed, the magnet cold test facility will prepare for toroidal field coil #19, which was manufactured as a spare.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
The Illinois State Board of Elections removed both from the ballot, finding them hundreds of valid signatures short.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of remove

Verb

Moscow even planned to assassinate Armin Papperger, the CEO of the German defense giant Rheinmetall, to undermine the continent’s support for Ukraine.

— Sam Mullins, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026
In Cucuta, next to the border with Venezuela, authorities are investigating the murder of a former deputy mayor, who was assassinated on Monday night while on his way home.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of assassinate

Verb

The latest figures, released in April and based mostly on 2024 data, actually reflect a slowdown from earlier jumps.

— Martie Bowser, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
On October 24, 2006, Taylor Swift was released—the debut album by a 16-year-old with blonde curls, cowboy boots, and a special talent for turning heartbreak into hits.

— Ilaria Perrotta, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of release

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Tre White scored 22 points while and Tyran Stokes and Leroy Blyden added 15 points apiece for the Jayhawks, who won on opening night for the sixth straight season and stretched their streak of home-opening victories to 54 games (dating to 1973-74).

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
Container of shredded beef dated 10/5 present in walk-in cooler.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of date

Verb

It was consecrated by James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, young Black and Jewish men murdered together in 1964 for their work to register Black voters.

— Seth Limmer, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Two months earlier, another jury convicted her of conspiring to murder her estranged husband, Charles Vallow, whom Cox shot and killed in July 2019.

— Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026