Synonyms of take out

take out

verb

1

as in to unleash

to find emotional release for

he took out his frustrations by splitting a cord of firewood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unleash
• give way (to)
• release
• act out
• express
• vent
• loose
• voice
• air
• state
• ventilate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppress
• control
• manage
• handle
• govern
• hold back
• repress
• check
• contain
• restrain
• pull in
• curb
• rein (in)
• bottle (up)
• constrain
• tame
• quell
• smother
• allay
• quiet
• still
• soothe
• inhibit
• swallow
• lull
• choke
• stifle
• repress
• strangle
• bridle
• pocket
• muffle

2

as in to accompany

to go on a social engagement with

she'd like to take the new boy out to the movies sometime

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accompany
• go out (with)
• date
• see
• escort
• woo
• court

3

as in to remove

to take away from a place or position

the airline passenger took his laptop computer out of its carrying case

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remove
• withdraw
• pull
• draw
• extract
• draw out
• clear
• draw off
• dislodge
• move
• abstract
• cut
• shift
• demount
• transfer
• disturb
• displace
• budge
• transpose
• dislocate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• put
• place
• position
• mount
• set
• secure
• fix
• set up
• clamp
• anchor
• hitch
• site
• moor
• embed
• root
• stick
• lodge
• implant
• imbed
• entrench
• situate
• intrench
• engrain
• ingrain

4

as in to assassinate

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assassinate
• murder
• slay
• execute
• put away
• get
• kill
• off
• dispatch
• rub out
• neutralize
• bump off
• do away with
• terminate
• whack
• knock off
• snuff
• liquidate
• destroy
• do in
• ice
• slaughter
• shoot
• carry off
• cut down
• blow away
• shoot down
• croak
• blot out
• wipe out
• fell
• claim
• mow (down)
• eliminate
• butcher
• smite
• massacre
• eradicate
• zap
• exterminate
• annihilate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raise
• restore
• revive
• resurrect
• animate
• resuscitate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of take out

Then he was taken out to dinner and asked to star in a movie about the life of Smokey Robinson — by Smokey Robinson himself. —Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025

The outage took out lighting and power sockets, and caused subway systems to suddenly fail. —Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025

But it was taken out after Donald Trump and Elon Musk objected to the overall spending plan. —Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025

And then this Eat-the-Rich killer took out not only that guy but also some of Kate’s wealthy friends, and for a while, his murders were trending? —Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025