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

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

Soon after taking over the presidency, Bolsonaro cut the budgets for the National Cinema Agency (ANCINE) and the Audiovisual Sector Fund (FSA) by nearly 43%. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

The county’s options for the facility range from holding Discovery Place in default and taking over the nature museum to accepting Discovery Place’s terms and giving the organization decades to repay the debt, staff said. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026

Gudas was one of Bill Zito’s first acquisitions after taking over the Panthers’ front office. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026

Here is how the wand stacks up against the mask and the panel taking over at-home wellness routines. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

Uline, a box and packaging company based in Kenosha County, is taking over for Motorola placing its logo on every Bucks jersey in the 2026-27 season. — Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Whitley amassed a 52-16 record and won two region titles at Creekside before taking over at Stockbridge. — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026