Synonyms of taken over

taken over

verb

past participle of take over

1

as in stood in

to serve as a replacement usually for a time only

I'll take over for her until she gets back from her morning break

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stood in
• filled in
• stepped in
• spelled
• substituted
• covered
• subbed
• pinch-hit
• relieved
• doubled (as)
• understudied

2

as in accepted

to take to or upon oneself

took over the responsibility of caring for the animals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accepted
• assumed
• undertaken
• embraced
• borne
• shouldered
• taken up
• adopted
• stood by
• endorsed
• advocated
• upheld
• supported
• backed
• championed
• espoused
• agreed
• consented
• acquiesced
• assented
• acceded
• reaccepted
• reassumed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• taken back
• withdrawn
• refused
• repudiated
• turned down
• disavowed
• disowned
• disclaimed
• retracted
• rejected
• renounced
• declined
• refrained (from)
• recanted
• abstained (from)
• abjured
• spurned
• avoided
• given up
• abandoned
• bypassed
• relinquished
• surrendered
• forsaken
• backed off
• detoured
• unsaid
• backed down
• forborne
• backtracked
• abnegated

3

as in commandeered

to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right

students protesting the war took over the college's radio station

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commandeered
• occupied
• invaded
• seized
• usurped
• grabbed
• preempted
• appropriated
• converted
• pirated
• pressed
• arrogated
• expropriated
• stolen
• claimed
• confiscated
• attached
• annexed
• snatched
• impounded
• repossessed
• assumed
• sequestered
• preoccupied
• looted
• grasped
• infringed
• encroached
• despoiled
• wrenched
• collared
• peculated
• pillaged
• trespassed
• embezzled
• misapplied
• wrested
• misused
• misappropriated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of taken over

In the work of fiction, the ship is taken over to prevent catastrophe. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026

Croatia and Ghana fans have taken over the city. — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 28 June 2026

For The Times) Paul Schilling has taken over as football coach at Crescenta Valley High, and one of his first decisions was turning running back Julian Savery into a quarterback. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026

Heeled flip-flops have taken over—kind of out of nowhere—with A-listers like Hailey Bieber and Katie Holmes as fans. — Eva Thomas, InStyle, 13 June 2026

Since its founding in 2002, SpaceX has taken over the market. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 May 2026

The Padres’ only run in the first six innings came on a home run by Ty France in the fifth off Brandon Pfaadt, who had taken over for starter Zac Gallen, who departed following the third inning after being hit in his throwing shoulder by a line drive. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026

In the ’90s, the peninsula was taken over by a string of summer-only nightclubs, with little regard for the natural surroundings or the ancient cemetery buried in the pine forest. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026

The Mizzou basketball program was in shambles in 1967 when it was taken over by Stewart, the Shelbyville native and True Son who’d starred on Missouri’s basketball and baseball teams in the 1950s. — Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026