Thesaurus

take out

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms of take out

1 to find emotional release for

he took out his frustrations by splitting a cord of firewood

Synonyms for take out

Words Related to take out

act out

Phrases Synonymous with take out

give way (to)

Near Antonyms for take out

Antonyms for take out

2 to go on a social engagement with

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

Synonyms for take out

date,
go out (with)

Words Related to take out

court,
woo

3 to take away from a place or position

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

Synonyms for take out

Words Related to take out

demount,
dislodge

Near Antonyms for take out

mount

embed
(also imbed),
entrench
(also intrench),
implant,
ingrain
(also engrain),
lodge,
root

Antonyms for take out

4 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 for take out

assassinate,
bump off,
croak
[slang],
dispatch,
do in,
execute,
get,
ice
[slang],
knock off,
liquidate,
murder,
neutralize,
off
[slang],
put away,
rub out,
slay,
snuff,
terminate,
whack
[slang]

Words Related to take out

Phrases Synonymous with take out

do away with

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“Take out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20out. Accessed 24 Oct. 2021.

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