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 All this is more moving when staged within the novels than when taken up as an external, reflexive attempt to dismantle plot and character. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 Opening on August 24 for visits by appointment only, the Wolf Kahn Foundation and Archives has taken up residence at 134 West 26th Street. — News Desk, Artforum, 24 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken up

Verb

The original design features a floor-length hem, but the actress’s was lifted into a midi-dress silhouette that landed around her heels, fully allowing the Caovilla heels to shine.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Some closures might be lifted earlier to accommodate incoming Orioles traffic.

— Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of lifted

Verb

Six decades earlier, on the same grounds, a young Muhammad Ali absorbed a famous left hook from Henry Cooper late in the fourth round, then finished the fight in the fifth when the referee stopped it because of a severe cut over Cooper’s eye.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
Cook, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid is absorbed, about 1 hour.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of absorbed

Verb

Every detail is borrowed from the banks AmaMagdalena carries 60 guests in 30 staterooms.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
Historically, banks were required to hold a fraction of certain deposits as reserves, and lent or borrowed to meet those requirements.

— David McMillin, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of borrowed

Verb

From that restaurant Cardoso could look out the window and see sloping hills and Lucas’ Wagyu cows raised there on the farm.

— Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Neighbors cite traffic risks in the area Neighbors said ongoing construction in the area had created a dangerous traffic pattern and raised concerns about children walking to and from school.

— Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of raised

Verb

But its vision of the city, a space that seems impossible to hold in your head but can be overcome and even embraced, feels incredibly emotionally accurate.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
Moore’s parents have embraced the talk of what could be ahead.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026