Synonyms of taken hold

taken hold

phrase

past participle of take hold

as in worked

to produce a desired effect

It was clear in the students' essays that her lessons had taken hold.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worked
• performed
• taken
• operated
• taken effect
• acted
• resulted
• responded
• affected
• reacted
• behaved
• influenced
• swayed
• panned out
• redounded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• backfired
• fizzled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of taken hold

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

Although Mexico is at the center of much of the debate, critical sentiment toward Argentina has taken hold among fans from other Latin American countries. — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Perhaps helped along by gendered expectations of strength and silence, the idea that men are friendless has taken hold. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Business Insider reported May 9 that the comeback had taken hold in high schools and colleges in the Northeast, fueled by TikTok and Instagram accounts that treated schoolyard circles like varsity programs. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026