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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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
• consists (of)
• comprises
• subsumes
• embraces
• has
• comprehends
• receives
• possesses
• incorporates
• owns
• holds
• admits
• constitutes
• embodies
• integrates
• forms
• brackets
• makes
• composes
• assimilates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in houses

to provide with living quarters or shelter

took in the stray dog

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ejects
• evicts