Synonyms of taking over

taking over

verb

present participle of take over

1

as in substituting

to serve as a replacement usually for a time only

I'll take over for her until she gets back from her morning break

Synonyms & Similar Words

• substituting
• standing in
• filling in
• stepping in
• spelling
• covering
• subbing
• doubling (as)
• pinch-hitting
• relieving
• understudying

2

as in assuming

to take to or upon oneself

took over the responsibility of caring for the animals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assuming
• accepting
• shouldering
• bearing
• undertaking
• taking up
• embracing
• standing by
• adopting
• advocating
• upholding
• endorsing
• supporting
• backing
• championing
• consenting
• espousing
• assenting
• acquiescing
• agreeing
• acceding
• reaccepting
• reassuming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• taking back
• turning down
• refusing
• withdrawing
• disclaiming
• repudiating
• refraining (from)
• disavowing
• abstaining (from)
• renouncing
• disowning
• retracting
• declining
• rejecting
• giving up
• abjuring
• recanting
• avoiding
• spurning
• bypassing
• unsaying
• forbearing
• backing off
• backing down
• abandoning
• relinquishing
• detouring
• forsaking
• surrendering
• backtracking
• abnegating

3

as in seizing

to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right

students protesting the war took over the college's radio station

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seizing
• converting
• grabbing
• stealing
• confiscating
• occupying
• usurping
• claiming
• assuming
• pirating
• appropriating
• pressing
• invading
• preempting
• annexing
• snatching
• arrogating
• commandeering
• expropriating
• attaching
• looting
• grasping
• impounding
• encroaching
• infringing
• repossessing
• sequestering
• trespassing
• wrenching
• pillaging
• despoiling
• misapplying
• misusing
• preoccupying
• collaring
• embezzling
• wresting
• misappropriating
• peculating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of taking over

The winner will replace outgoing Treasurer Fiona Ma, taking over an office responsible for managing the state's investments, public borrowing and financing programs. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

But the state sued to stop the district from taking over, and a court sided with the state late in 2024. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

The Stomping Ground has a chance to double its capacity and greatly expand its dining area by taking over a vacant space next door. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026

The release noted that Missouri Department of Transportation and police were taking over the incident less than 50 minutes after the initial call. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Marcus Freeman is 49-13 overall as the head coach of Notre Dame since taking over the Fighting Irish at the end of the 2021 season. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Based on my research, Texas taking over school districts is not always helping the students there. — Daniel H. Robinson, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026

Paramount is taking over the Bay Theater, the long-shuttered cinema at Palisades Village formerly leased by Netflix, adding to a wave of revivals of dormant movie theaters across Los Angeles. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

Along with first-run movies and classics, the Bay will host special screenings and immersive theatrical experiences, said Paramount, which is taking over the theater formerly operated by Netflix and Cinepolis before that. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026