TAKEN EFFECT Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

taken effect

phrase

past participle of take effect

as in worked

to produce a desired effect You'll feel better once the medication takes effect.

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taken hold

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Less than a month out, things are pretty settled, and a kind of nervous anticipation has taken hold.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 16 July 2026
Second, an unpredictable variant of the Ebola virus has taken hold in Congo and Uganda.

— Peter Hailey, The Conversation, 16 July 2026

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taken down

taken effect

taken exception

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