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 The bulk of the complex is taken up by six long batting cages, at least four extendable pitching mounds and a 100-feet-by-30-feet practice field. —

Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 6 June 2026 Like her mom—who is a fan of classical music—Charlotte has also taken up playing the piano, proving that her passion for music extends beyond her rotating car DJ role. —

Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 5 June 2026 Set the scene On its return to the emirate, the brand has taken up residence on the first 18 floors of the 52-storey Palm Tower skyscraper, one of the tallest in Dubai. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026 Soon, the group had taken up most of the grassy stretch behind the walkway, their beer cans, bags of chips, and pouches of tobacco scattered all around. —

Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 24 May 2026 But lately access has been restricted to pedestrians, too, as the plaza just in front of the White House fence has been partially taken up by construction equipment for the construction of the new East Wing ballroom. —

Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 May 2026 Increasingly, communities have taken up arms themselves to fight back against groups like Los Ardillos. —

Megan Janetsky, Fortune, 10 May 2026 The idea was then taken up by other Scottish scholars, including James Frazer, whose widely read compendium The Golden Bough (1890) attempted to establish cross-cultural parallels in mythology. —

Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 2 May 2026 That bill was expected to be taken up by the House. —

John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026

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And then seven minutes in, the whole thing lifted like a pressure cooker releasing the steam.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
The hospital lifted its lockdown later that morning.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 13 June 2026