Synonyms of takes out

takes out

verb

present tense third-person singular of take out

1

as in unleashes

to find emotional release for

he took out his frustrations by splitting a cord of firewood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unleashes
• gives way (to)
• releases
• acts out
• expresses
• looses
• vents
• voices
• states
• airs
• ventilates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppresses
• controls
• manages
• holds back
• governs
• bottles (up)
• represses
• handles
• reins (in)
• contains
• curbs
• checks
• pulls in
• constrains
• restrains
• smothers
• tames
• allays
• soothes
• inhibits
• stills
• lulls
• quiets
• swallows
• chokes
• stifles
• pockets
• represses
• quells
• bridles
• strangles
• muffles

2

as in goes out (with)

to go on a social engagement with

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• goes out (with)
• accompanies
• dates
• sees
• escorts
• courts
• woos

3

as in removes

to take away from a place or position

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• removes
• withdraws
• pulls
• draws
• draws out
• extracts
• draws off
• clears
• demounts
• dislodges
• moves
• shifts
• abstracts
• cuts
• transfers
• transposes
• disturbs
• displaces
• dislocates
• budges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• puts
• places
• positions
• mounts
• sets
• secures
• roots
• sites
• sets up
• anchors
• fixes
• clamps
• hitches
• embeds
• lodges
• implants
• sticks
• situates
• moors
• entrenches
• ingrains

4

as in murders

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

• murders
• assassinates
• slays
• executes
• puts away
• does away with
• rubs out
• does in
• kills
• gets
• knocks off
• dispatches
• offs
• neutralizes
• terminates
• destroys
• carries off
• snuffs
• bumps off
• liquidates
• whacks
• blows away
• ices
• shoots
• slaughters
• croaks
• cuts down
• shoots down
• wipes out
• blots out
• claims
• mows (down)
• eliminates
• zaps
• smites
• eradicates
• fells
• massacres
• butchers
• exterminates
• annihilates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of takes out

Katz said that's the best way to know if your title is being searched, if someone claims a right to your deed, or if someone takes out a mortgage on your property. —Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026

Mirta takes out her phone to show us pictures of Leslie singing and dancing at a family party, wiping back tears at the happy memory. —Kevin Maurer, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026

Another officer then takes out a cell phone and points it as if taking a photo. —Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 8 Nov. 2025

However, if Hollis wins and indeed takes out Pope the winner could be up for grabs. —Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 27 Sep. 2025

The 2022 bare-knuckle holiday sensation Violent Night followed an embittered Santa, armed with lethal combat skills, who takes out a team of ruthless mercenaries to rescue a girl and her family. —Justin Kroll, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025

And to be clear, there's no extra power here, no gigantic wing that takes out flocks of birds, and no pink STI badge on the trunk. —ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025