TAKEN UP Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

taken up

verb

past participle of take up

as in lifted

to move from a lower to a higher place or position please take up the blanket so I can look underneath it

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as in absorbed

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

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as in borrowed

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

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Recent Examples of taken up Cody pointed out the woman who had taken up an uncomfortable perch on a barstool. — Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026 Judging from this album, a lot of grim topics have taken up residence there. — Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 3 Aug. 2026 The festival has taken up the mantle of the World of Faeries Festival, which successfully ran for 19 years and ended in 2023. — Daily Herald, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 Springer had by then dropped Lowden and taken up with Brumetti. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026 Much of the available living space is taken up by an open living/kitchen area. — Adam Williams july 12, New Atlas, 13 July 2026 That deal included a £25million ($33m) option to make the move permanent, which was not taken up by Everton. — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 29 June 2026 Similar incidents, like the explosion of SpaceX's Falcon 9 at LC-40 in 2016, have taken up to twice as long to recover from. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 27 June 2026 The first issue taken up by the appeals court was whether the district court should have granted the UPEPA special motion filed by Adam, Austin and Arica. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

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Brooks Lee's two-run single in the eighth inning lifted the Minnesota Twins to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
After the leap and slap, Yan stood straight up with his feet together and lifted both arms over his head.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of lifted

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Over the last year, the world’s mass carmakers have absorbed between $55 billion to $65 billion in combined financial losses and write-downs.

— Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Sutherland further emphasizes this point, saying that calcium and magnesium in hard water can be absorbed into the cotton, making the towels stiff and irritating.

— Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of absorbed

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Arguably the biggest technical change is the adoption of a brake-by-wire setup borrowed from the mid-engined Ferrari 296 GTB.

— Howard Walker, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026
Making The Math Actually Math Cybersecurity has always borrowed frameworks before finishing the translation.

— Claude Mandy, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of borrowed

Verb

Elsewhere, Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest reprise their roles as the eclectic aunts who raised the sisters.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
For some in the Howard community, the bitter experience has raised questions about the legacy of one of the country’s most revered historically Black colleges and universities.

— Matt Brown, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of raised

Verb

Even if a successful vote is taken on the PCSA before the Senate recess, the House of Representatives will not be in session for much of the remainder of the year due its own recess and holidays.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Aug. 2026
These new composite images were released by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and taken on July 2, 2026, the 1,907th Martian day of Perseverance's mission.

— Brett Tingley, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2026