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 The photograph, taken in 1942, Eudora’s shadow cast across the landscape of the Jim Crow South, marks a moment in time, one that has since been revisited many times over. — Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026 Latinobarómetro, a yearly poll taken in 17 countries, is an important opinion survey in the region, but should not only be considered on its own. — Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026 Most of the funds taken in this summer came via the hospitality, restaurant and entertainment industries. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026 McCormick rejected that approach, finding that the pending Pennsylvania proceedings would not undo actions Barrow had taken in good faith or change the trust’s entitlement to distributions. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 29 Oct. 2026 The film is currently on a festival run that has taken in Busan International Short Film Festival, St Kilda Film Festival and HollyShorts. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026 That’s at least in part because the military officially condemned the behavior, meaning such souvenirs were taken in secret, Dickey said. — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 Long said the humane society has taken in more than 60 dogs so far this month but has adopted out only about half that number. — Ashley Paul, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Music man When this photo was taken in 1966, Bowie was still living at his parents’ home in Bromley, London. — Eleni N. Gage, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026

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Verb

But don’t be deceived, these are not primarily poems of the body, though the animal body–the dog, the human, meat– return throughout.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
Attorneys for New Mexico argued that the state's entire population, not just Facebook users, were deceived by the company's public statements about privacy on the platform.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of deceived

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The sides were also spectacular and included a smattering of traditional favorites like creamed spinach and truffle mac and cheese.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
Few farms are affected by the tax, which already included some exemptions for agriculture.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of included

Verb

Thousands of people marched through the city during the day, and at the end a few hundred camped out in Rossio, an iconic square in downtown Lisbon.

— Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
George, Louise and her kids camped in Garden of the Gods, at Shawnee National Forest.

— Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of camped

Verb

This year’s tree will be decked out in nearly 50,000 multihued LED lights strung along 5 miles of wire.

— Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2026
For one thing, the aircraft was an all-electric number powered by a dozen electric motors strung along the leading edge of the wing.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of strung along

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Surveillance video recovered by the Daily News shows a scrap collector finding the black cloth case used to hold a musical instrument that contained Owusu’s body.

— Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026
Prosecutors said the bag also contained two white envelopes stuffed with $15,000 in cash — the remainder of Meiser’s payment.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of contained

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Rise and Shine has boarded the film and is handling world sales.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
John Gore Studios has boarded Peter Hoar’s A Waiter in Paris, starring Leo Woodall (Tony) as a young British man attempting to make it as a Parisian waiter, as filming in the French capital.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of boarded

Verb

Developer Mark Sapperstein, CEO of 28 Walker, plans to build 500 for-sale townhomes and commercial space on about 90 acres in Baltimore Peninsula, including land that once housed The Baltimore Sun’s printing plant and newsroom.

— Lauren Breunig, Baltimore Sun, 7 Nov. 2026
If the Department of Homeland Security does not appeal Powers’ decision, Siemionkowicz is allowed to leave Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Campbell County Detention Center in Kentucky, where she has been housed since August 2025.

— Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of housed

Verb

Under punishing heat, evacuees sheltered in gymnasiums and community centers that often lacked air conditioning.

— Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Amplified by Ted Lasso‘s pandemic release, Mohammed felt sheltered from much of the onslaught of attention.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026