Synonyms of takes

takes 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of take

1

as in holds

to reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms

take my hand, or we'll get separated in this crowd

Synonyms & Similar Words

• holds
• grasps
• grips
• clasps
• lays hold of
• clenches
• catches
• seizes
• hangs on to
• holds on (to)
• snatches
• clutches
• clings (to)
• nabs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberates
• frees
• drops
• gives
• releases
• discharges
• passes
• delivers
• relinquishes
• transmits
• entrusts
• transfers
• hands
• turns over
• hands over
• unhands

2

as in has

to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly

will you take that call?

took a cut in pay

Synonyms & Similar Words

• has
• accepts
• adopts
• confirms
• welcomes
• tolerates
• ratifies
• stands
• sustains
• swallows
• endures
• warrants
• consents (to)
• embraces
• gives in (to)
• submits (to)
• yields (to)
• assents (to)
• concedes (to)
• accedes (to)
• surrenders (to)
• supports
• succumbs (to)
• sticks out
• shoulders
• sanctions
• bows (to)
• abides
• acquiesces (to)
• brooks
• OKs
• capitulates (to)
• bears
• countenances
• sweats out
• stomachs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuses
• denies
• rejects
• declines
• disapproves
• opposes
• disallows
• turns down
• resists
• spurns
• objects (to)
• vetoes
• protests
• withstands
• negatives
• dissents (to)
• fights
• combats
• contests
• holds off

3

as in gets

to become affected with (a disease or disorder)

if you don't cover your head in this weather, you'll take cold and be stuck inside all weekend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gets
• catches
• contracts
• comes down (with)
• goes down (with)
• sickens (with)
• breaks out (with)
• fails
• dies (from)
• weakens
• succumbs (to)
• worsens
• sinks
• languishes
• withers
• wastes (away)
• wilts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recovers
• gains
• comes back
• heals
• mends
• shakes (off)
• recuperates
• recovers (from)
• recoups
• snaps back
• rallies
• rebounds

4

as in chooses

to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities

you can take the white side this time, since I got to be white for our last chess game

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chooses
• selects
• picks
• elects
• prefers
• designates
• names
• opts (for)
• culls
• handpicks
• cherry-picks
• adopts
• nominates
• tags
• accepts
• appoints
• singles (out)
• taps
• embraces
• marks
• sets
• tabs
• espouses
• preselects
• settles (on or upon)
• fixes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuses
• rejects
• declines
• turns down
• spurns
• disapproves
• repudiates
• discards
• negatives
• throws out
• throws away
• jettisons

5

as in buys

to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for

I'll take two cheeseburgers to go, please

Synonyms & Similar Words

• buys
• purchases
• gets
• obtains
• acquires
• wins
• cops
• picks up
• procures
• garners
• secures
• pays (for)
• offers
• gains
• springs (for)
• deals (for)
• exchanges (for)
• finances
• negotiates (about)
• trades (for)
• bargains (with)
• bids
• barters (for)
• palters (with)
• haggles (for)
• chaffers (with)
• dickers (over)
• horse-trades (with)
• repurchases
• rebuys

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sells
• deals (in)
• retails
• markets
• vends
• merchandises

6

as in requires

to have as a requirement

it will take a lot of courage to stand up for what is right

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requires
• needs
• wants
• involves
• necessitates
• demands
• claims
• calls for
• entails
• challenges
• warrants
• asks
• bears
• begs
• lacks
• insists
• stipulates
• cries (for)
• hurts (for)
• exacts
• presses
• clamors (for)
• enjoins
• commands
• quests

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• has
• holds
• owns
• possesses

7

as in accommodates

to make or have room for

I think we can take two more in this elevator

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accommodates
• holds
• fits
• contains
• seats
• carries
• encompasses
• encloses
• houses
• enfolds
• harbors

8

as in works

to produce a desired effect

it will be a few hours before this medication takes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• works
• performs
• operates
• reacts
• takes effect
• responds
• acts
• affects
• takes hold
• behaves
• results
• influences
• sways
• redounds
• pans out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• backfires
• fizzles

9

as in stands

to put up with (something painful or difficult)

I can't take anymore of your whining about your former boyfriend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stands
• accepts
• endures
• tolerates
• handles
• sustains
• bears
• absorbs
• meets
• swallows
• wears
• goes
• supports
• stands for
• abides
• sticks out
• lives with
• bides
• allows
• hacks
• lumps (it)
• brooks
• suffers
• pockets
• stomachs
• countenances
• sweats out
• permits
• toughs it out
• respects
• acquiesces
• reconciles (to)
• agrees (with or to)
• submits (to)
• yields (to)
• consents (to)
• capitulates
• assents (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuses
• rejects
• dismisses
• declines
• spurns
• resists
• opposes
• repudiates
• avoids
• turns down
• escapes
• fights
• misses
• combats
• evades
• eludes
• bypasses
• contests
• circumvents
• dodges
• abstains (from)
• refrains (from)
• forbears

10

as in believes

to regard as right or true

I think we can take his word for it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• believes
• accepts
• understands
• buys
• swallows
• trusts
• credits
• presumes
• accounts
• assumes
• sets store by
• deduces
• infers
• supposes
• concludes
• accredits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejects
• discredits
• disbelieves
• distrusts
• suspects
• doubts
• questions
• challenges
• mistrusts
• disputes
• misdoubts

11

as in overcomes

to achieve a victory over

I know we can take that team

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overcomes
• defeats
• gets
• masters
• beats
• stops
• conquers
• dispatches
• subdues
• surmounts
• licks
• succeeds
• upends
• gets the better of
• gets around
• prevails (over)
• wins (against)
• bests
• triumphs (over)
• overbears
• trims
• buries
• overmatches
• does down
• overwhelms
• sweeps
• finishes
• worsts
• surpasses
• exceeds
• flattens
• excels
• scores
• skunks
• crushes
• slaughters
• blows out
• whips
• breaks
• annihilates
• upsets
• clobbers
• knocks for a loop
• blows away
• thrashes
• transcends
• flourishes
• wallops
• tops
• edges (out)
• bombs
• smokes
• routs
• vanquishes
• trounces
• noses out
• overpowers
• subjugates
• caps
• outdoes
• outstrips
• overthrows
• outshines
• waxes
• knocks over
• drubs
• creams
• pips
• unseats
• skins
• eclipses
• shellacs
• knocks off
• outdistances
• snows under
• overtops
• betters
• outfights
• aces (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses (to)
• falls
• fails
• goes down
• gives up
• goes under
• collapses
• folds
• flops
• flunks
• washes out

12

as in manages

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently

let's take each problem separately

Synonyms & Similar Words

• manages
• manipulates
• addresses
• handles
• treats
• negotiates
• plays
• maneuvers
• contends (with)
• swings
• pulls
• fields
• comes to grips with
• grapples (with)
• hacks
• has a grip on
• engineers
• copes (with)
• directs
• controls
• regulates
• steers
• carries out
• guides
• gets off
• carries off
• runs
• finesses
• commands
• responds (to)
• brings off
• reacts (to)
• jockeys
• micromanages

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fumbles
• botches
• bungles
• mishandles
• messes (up)
• goofs (up)
• muffs
• louses up
• scamps
• foozles

13

as in receives

to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to

the school takes only a small percentage of the thousands of applicants

Synonyms & Similar Words

• receives
• admits
• enters
• welcomes
• confirms
• entertains
• ratifies
• fellowships

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuses
• rejects
• dismisses
• bans
• bars
• declines
• disallows
• disapproves
• expels
• banishes
• throws out
• ousts
• deports
• ostracizes
• exiles
• blackballs
• blacklists

14

as in destroys

to deprive of life

I never thought heart disease would take such an athletic and health-conscious person

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroys
• kills
• slays
• claims
• dispatches
• does in
• carries off
• fells
• does for
• murders
• does away with
• croaks
• slaughters
• makes away with
• gets
• assassinates
• neutralizes
• wastes
• finishes
• executes
• cuts down
• takes out
• annihilates
• whacks
• snuffs
• puts away
• smites
• mows
• decimates
• rubs out
• offs
• terminates
• kills off
• knocks off
• blots out
• butchers
• ices
• massacres
• bumps off
• puts down
• scrags
• martyrs
• euthanizes
• suicides

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• animates
• raises
• restores
• revives
• nurtures
• resurrects
• resuscitates

takes

2 of 2

noun

plural of take

1

as in reactions

action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior

what's your take on the announcement that the senior vice president is taking an early retirement?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reactions
• answers
• responses
• replies
• recoils
• reflexes
• rebounds
• rises
• kickbacks
• backlashes
• counterreactions
• revulsions
• counterresponses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• actions
• effects
• causes
• behaviors

2

as in yields

the total amount collected or obtained especially at one time

who will win the poker tournament and collect the whole take?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• yields
• hauls
• proceeds
• bounties
• catches
• profits
• earnings
• gains
• revenues
• returns
• receipts
• spoils
• incomes
• bags
• winnings
• loots
• payoffs
• plunders
• nets
• appropriations
• collections
• grosses
• swags
• booties

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losses
• deductions
• subtractions

3

as in shares

something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group

because there were so many winners of the jackpot, each person's take will be smaller than expected

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shares
• parts
• portions
• proportions
• percentages
• cuts
• quotas
• allowances
• slices
• pieces
• allotments
• ends
• pieces of the action
• lots
• rations
• members
• segments
• commissions
• sections
• partitions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sums
• compounds
• totals
• aggregates
• pools
• composites
• totalities
• wholes

4

as in variations

a distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play)

despite its contemporary setting, this take on King Lear isn't particularly novel or insightful

Synonyms & Similar Words

• variations
• interpretations
• versions
• riffs
• translations
• adaptations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of takes

Verb

Maintaining a lush, healthy lawn takes year-round diligence to keep soil healthy and weeds, pests, and diseases at bay. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026

The decision to construct the film around precisely five-minute takes presents a formidable formal and technical challenge. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026

Ryan Field takes its place within this new business climate and reflects it back. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

AmLactin’s Daily Nourish 12% Lactic Acid Lotion, a 2024 Allure Best of Beauty Award winner, takes a gentler, leave-on approach. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 19 Sep. 2026

Taylor takes a 13-minute drive down Columbia Parkway to Paycor Stadium in the early hours every morning. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Bentley Motors takes the concept a step further by explaining the inspiration behind its colors and the emotions they are intended to evoke. — Usa Today, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

Good news takes much longer to win people back, experts said. — Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Each new home takes space once inhabited by bears, leaving the predators scrambling to adjust. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2026

Noun

The show is so cozy and soothing that the actors frequently fell asleep during takes and can be spotted snoozing in the background. — Josh Gondelman, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026

Greengrass moved that company through a handful of locations, recomposing them for each setup until a modest crowd read on screen as a revolt spilling across the capital, and shot the scenes in firelight, with takes that could last 15 or 20 minutes. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

The two developed a joyful rhythm on set, egging each other on and rushing back to the monitor between takes. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026

Herzog’s matter-of-fact filming style (which includes some long takes and awkward pans) has little evocative power. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

The best part of the recording, though, is hearing the old friends crack each other up in between tossing off casually brilliant takes of a classic in the making. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026

First presented at the tail end of sessions for 2023’s In Times New Roman, it was captured on the second of just two takes, preserving a loose, instinctive performance from Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen, Michael Shuman, Dean Fertita and Jon Theodore. — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 25 Aug. 2026

These are all newish shows from the past year or two with great energy and original takes. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 23 Aug. 2026

Four critic reviews are in, which technically give it a 100%, but there certainly needs to be a bit more time given for those takes. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026