TAKEN (OUT) Synonyms: 143 Similar and Opposite Words

taken out

verb

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 The comments drew swift condemnation from California leaders, even as the White House communications director, Steven Cheung, insisted the president’s remarks had been taken out of context. — Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 The plane was taken out of service for inspection and repairs. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 But while Godzilla can be taken down, he can’t be entirely taken out. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026 But a lot of stuff had been taken out of the existing script. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026 But the ground game was largely taken out of the equation in the second half as the score got out of hand. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026 Seaver defended himself in a statement to TMZ, insisting his words were taken out of context. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2026 However, rates are already higher for loans taken out during the 2026-27 academic year based on the last 10-year Treasury note auction in May, which took effect July 1. — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026 But court dockets say there’s still an open domestic violence restraining order against him, first taken out by his wife on June 12, 2025. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

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Verb

The rise of prediction markets has unleashed a flurry of lawsuits from Native American tribes across the United States.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
The violence unleashed there had motivated her to take on a new mission – making Juneteenth a national holiday.

— Briauna Brown, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of unleashed

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The Tasting Room offers a full-service restaurant open for dinner and weekend brunch, accompanied by hyperlocal award-winning ciders—all hand-crafted on-site in a state-of-the-art cidery.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Starting with tonight's game between Brashear and Westinghouse, all students under the age of 18 will need to be accompanied by an adult over the age of 21 to be able to get into the stadium.

— Mike Darnay, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of accompanied

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The day is often marked by protests against memorials to Christopher Columbus, for environmental justice, for the return of Indigenous lands and in honor of missing and murdered Indigenous women.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Now, a new killer has murdered an altar boy and used his blood to write her name.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of murdered

Verb

Yeah, people just want to see if I really did get assassinated by Madonna’s Cartel.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2026
The 21-year-old Michigan State senior is also head of the local chapter of Turning Point, the group for young conservatives whose founder, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated last year.

— Jacqueline Ganun, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of assassinated

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He was slain after a fight with an emotionally disturbed fellow passenger spilled off the rush-hour train onto the platform at the Woodhaven Blvd.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026
The deaths accounted for over 40% of the 156 women slain during that period.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026