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
• site
• hitch
• embed
• root
• stick
• lodge
• implant
• entrench
• situate
• moor
• 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

Other reasons for taking out a personal loan included paying for emergency expenses (35%), home improvement costs (33%) and education (17%). —Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026

What counts as the family bloodline if Death can take out this many Cunninghams at once? —Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026

The scientists immediately took out drones and microphones to capture the event. —Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026

Ahead of the album's release, Ye took out a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal to apologize for his past remarks. —Aaron A. Bedoya, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026