TAKEN OUT Synonyms: 143 Similar and Opposite Words

taken out

verb

Definition of taken out next

past participle of take out

as in unleashed

to find emotional release for he took out his frustrations by splitting a cord of firewood

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as in accompanied

to go on a social engagement with she'd like to take the new boy out to the movies sometime

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as in removed

to take away from a place or position the airline passenger took his laptop computer out of its carrying case

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as in murdered

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

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Recent Examples of taken out Since Youngblood had told him the cartel had taken out a contract on his family, Perardi had lived in a perpetual state of emergency. —

Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026 There is always a final shot — the one taken out of misplaced faith that courage can be distilled. —

Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026 Lyons said the comment had been taken out of context. —

Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026 This postgame-adjacent interview could’ve been taken out of context. —

Noah White, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026 This set from the Good Grips collection is made of borosilicate glass, which is food-safe like standard glass, but also more resistant to heat—meaning it can be taken out of the freezer and popped straight into the microwave to reheat leftovers without shattering. —

Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026 When parts of circulating BTC are taken out of the liquid supply, the amount available for trading goes down. —

William Jones, Ascend Agency, 30 Jan. 2026 Since the discovery of gold here, in 1898, billions of dollars have been taken out of Nome’s beach and from the bottom of the Bering Sea, just offshore. —

Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026 Past statements or e-mails can be taken out of context, with dangerous results, so carefully phrase your statements in board meetings or in e-mails — and avoid intemperate or sarcastic remarks. —

Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026

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When Canty and one of the other boys approached him and asked for $5, Goetz unleashed a barrage of bullets and then fled the scene before police arrived.

— Michael Bobelian, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2026
In true February college basketball fashion, Tang unleashed his aggravation about his torpedoing season.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026