Synonyms of take up

take up

verb

1

as in to lift

to move from a lower to a higher place or position

please take up the blanket so I can look underneath it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lift
• raise
• elevate
• uplift
• hoist
• pick up
• hike
• uphold
• boost
• heighten
• jack (up)
• heave
• perk (up)
• up
• crane
• heft
• rise
• ascend
• mount
• upraise
• rear
• upend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drop
• fall
• lower
• slip
• descend
• push
• bear
• dip
• plunge
• press
• sink
• pitch
• depress
• submerge

2

as in to drink

to take in (something liquid) through small openings

the soil was so dry that the plant seemed to take up the much-needed water instantly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drink
• absorb
• soak (up)
• suck (up)
• swallow
• imbibe
• sponge
• sip
• gulp
• quaff
• slurp
• guzzle
• swig
• swill

3

as in to borrow

to take for one's own use (something originated by another)

one cluster of fans started chanting the team name of the champions, and the crowd quickly took up the cry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• borrow
• adopt
• embrace
• take on
• pick up on
• cultivate
• follow
• assimilate
• take over
• espouse
• use
• utilize
• incorporate
• imitate
• put on
• copy
• appropriate
• absorb
• honor
• bring up
• treasure
• quote
• cherish
• usurp
• prize
• affect
• heed
• raise
• domesticate
• foster
• simulate
• pretend
• assume
• arrogate
• naturalize
• nurture
• rear

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• give up
• abandon
• relinquish
• surrender
• forsake
• reject
• disown
• renounce
• abjure
• throw away
• throw out
• repudiate
• spurn
• discard
• abnegate
• jettison
• junk