TAKEN IN Synonyms: 150 Similar and Opposite Words

taken in

verb

past participle of take in

as in deceived

to cause to believe what is untrue a fellow passenger on the cruise completely took me in when he claimed to be the owner of a major software company

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as in included

to have as part of a whole this report takes in all the latest information on the subject

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as in camped

to provide with living quarters or shelter took in the stray dog

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Recent Examples of taken in But World Cup tourists from other lands have taken in more than just the food and the size. — ABC News, 18 July 2026 The man was taken in serious condition to UChicago Medicine where he was later pronounced dead. — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026 There will be times when ‘leading the line’ will have to be taken in the most literal sense possible, and Alvarez has the capacity to do that. — Art De Roché, New York Times, 17 July 2026 After powerful twin earthquakes devastated parts of Venezuela and destroyed their home in the coastal town of Caraballeda last month, Maria and her brother Damian, 13, were taken in by their aunt, Mercedes Osul. — Osmary Hernández, CNN Money, 11 July 2026 Caleb is taken in by Emily and begins working at her general store. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026 Rooms are fitted with projectors, from which virtual TechoGym classes can be taken in room, and in place of a regular closet, a recovery closet is stocked with resistance bands, a yoga mat, a meditation pillow, exercise ball and foam roller. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026 Anez Cooper was third UM offensive lineman taken in the draft, drastically thinning out the unit from a year ago. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026 Before finishing her questioning, Adams also showed jurors photos of the Pino family taken in December 2022. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken in

Verb

In an era when AI generates convincing falsehoods at scale and a third of teenagers report being deceived by fake content online, the ability to weigh evidence critically is not an academic exercise but a plain necessity.

— Rajiv Vinnakota, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Andreas Schjelderup opened the scoring with a spectacular cross-shot that deceived Jordan Pickford and, although Jude Bellingham struck back for England in first-half stoppage time, Norway looked the more likely winners as the second period wore on.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 July 2026

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The case against Tristan previously included three counts of rape, six counts of actual bodily harm and two counts of human trafficking.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 19 July 2026
Along with attending matches, Infantino’s itinerary included stops in New York for an interview on Fox & Friends and in Miami for a FIFA summit attended by representatives from the organization’s 211 member associations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026

Definition of included

Verb

With an outdoor grill, full washer and dryer, and ensuite bathrooms for each bedroom, our party of six could have camped out for a full month–and never bothered to see a theme park.

— Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026
Tear gas and wooden sticks For more than a month, hundreds of Indian young people had camped at Jantar Mantar, one of the few open spaces in the Indian capital where the government allows mass protests.

— Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2026

Definition of camped

Verb

The small fragments of colorful glass, strung along together, produce soothing sounds, their tinkling notes wafting through the air alongside a chorus of windchimes and the sweet scent of plumeria blooming in the garden.

— Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
There’s a reason they’re strung along restaurant patios and hung for wedding receptions.

— Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026

Definition of strung along

Verb

Sanders noted that the president’s proclamation, which imposed a partial travel ban on holders of Antigua and Barbuda passports, contained several factual errors.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Wildberries said the fire at the Kotovsk site had been contained.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Definition of contained

Verb

The Sacramento Homeless Union, a local of the California Homeless Union, represents 4,600 homeless, formerly homeless and marginally-housed people in the Sacramento area, the suit said.

— Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
The burn took place at Rocket Lab's Archimedes Test Complex, housed at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of housed

Verb

Multiple calls to sheriff’s dispatchers brought deputies to the woman, who sheltered in the apartment of a Good Samaritan, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
About 120 of those who could walk were being sheltered in a gym, while the rest were housed in a psychiatric hospital, local authorities said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026