TAKES DOWN Synonyms: 150 Similar and Opposite Words

takes down

verb

present tense third-person singular of take down

as in humiliates

to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes there's no need to take us down by making fun of our clothes

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as in knocks down

to take apart electricians will take down all the lights for the set after the play has finished its run

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as in logs

to make a written note of took down the customer's contact information

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Recent Examples of takes down The trio rebuild the tower and Guerrero goes up again, pulling the line for about four minutes more before the group takes down the tower, wheels the cart away from the window and walks away. —

John Annese, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026 Kennedale takes down Van Alstyne Senior guards Jacoby Lovings and Trey Smith scored 14 and 11 points, respectively, as Kennedale defeated Van Alstyne 60-47 in a Class 4A Division II area-round game on Friday at Little Elm Braswell High School. —

Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2026 Every wildfire that takes down a transmission line, every flood that swallows a road, every heatwave that makes a solar farm falter all slow the very systems meant to replace fossil fuels. —

Natalie Unterstell, Time, 6 Nov. 2025 After the gang successfully takes down Godolkin by embracing supe differences and leaning on their collective power, Polarity ultimately makes the choice to stay behind, charging himself with taking care of the rest of the school’s young supes. —

Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025 Shein takes down controversial listing The fast-fashion giant is conducting an investigation to determine why a shirt was promoted with what appeared to be an edited image of the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO last year. —

Jade Walker, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025 Continue reading … ROLL BACK – Cracker Barrel takes down pride website after pressure from activists. —

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And the President doesn’t seem to mind if Vance humiliates himself running errands.

— Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
Later that season, Eric humiliates Bill in front of their Pierpoint colleagues by insulting his work quality and Bill dies from brain cancer.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026