Synonyms of takes in

takes in

verb

present tense third-person singular of take in

1

as in tricks

to cause to believe what is untrue

a fellow passenger on the cruise completely took me in when he claimed to be the owner of a major software company

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tricks
• deceives
• fools
• has on
• kids
• sucks in
• cozens
• pulls one's leg
• teases
• has
• strings along
• suckers
• cons
• misleads
• pulls the wool over one's eyes
• does a number on
• puts on
• stings
• gammons
• deludes
• juggles
• gulls
• catches
• dupes
• leads one up the garden path
• bluffs
• hoaxes
• snows
• humbugs
• gaffs
• cheats
• spoofs
• burns
• buffaloes
• misinforms
• beguiles
• fakes out
• leads one down the garden path
• hornswoggles
• misguides
• snookers
• hoodwinks
• bamboozles
• sticks
• swindles
• rooks
• mulcts
• defrauds
• hustles
• flimflams
• chisels
• shortchanges
• skins
• squeezes
• bleeds
• diddles
• fleeces
• euchres

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reveals
• undeceives
• shows up
• exposes
• uncovers
• discloses
• tells
• debunks
• unmasks
• divulges
• unveils
• disabuses
• uncloaks
• disillusions
• disenchants

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• reveals
• undeceives
• shows up
• exposes
• uncovers
• discloses
• tells
• debunks
• unmasks
• divulges
• unveils
• disabuses
• uncloaks
• disillusions
• disenchants

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2

as in includes

to have as part of a whole

this report takes in all the latest information on the subject

Synonyms & Similar Words

• includes
• contains
• involves
• encompasses
• carries
• entails
• numbers
• subsumes
• consists (of)
• comprehends
• comprises
• embraces
• has
• receives
• incorporates
• possesses
• owns
• brackets
• holds
• admits
• forms
• integrates
• embodies
• constitutes
• composes
• makes
• assimilates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leaves (out)
• excludes
• prevents
• omits
• precludes
• misses out
• prohibits
• refuses
• denies
• bans
• eliminates
• bars
• rejects
• loses
• excepts
• debars
• mislays
• rules out
• misplaces

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• leaves (out)
• excludes
• prevents
• omits
• precludes
• misses out
• prohibits
• refuses
• denies
• bans
• eliminates
• bars
• rejects
• loses
• excepts
• debars
• mislays
• rules out
• misplaces

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3

as in houses

to provide with living quarters or shelter

took in the stray dog

Synonyms & Similar Words

• houses
• accommodates
• rooms
• shelters
• lodges
• camps
• boards
• quarters
• chambers
• puts up
• roofs
• bestows
• bunks
• billets
• domiciles
• harbors
• encamps
• bivouacs
• homes
• stables
• tents
• sheds
• barracks
• roosts
• secures
• ensconces
• beds (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ejects
• evicts

• ejects
• evicts