Synonyms of taking out

taking out

verb

present participle of take out

1

as in giving way (to)

to find emotional release for

he took out his frustrations by splitting a cord of firewood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• giving way (to)
• unleashing
• releasing
• acting out
• venting
• expressing
• voicing
• airing
• loosing
• stating
• ventilating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bottling (up)
• holding back
• governing
• suppressing
• managing
• controlling
• handling
• repressing
• pulling in
• containing
• checking
• restraining
• curbing
• constraining
• taming
• smothering
• reining (in)
• soothing
• quelling
• allaying
• quieting
• swallowing
• inhibiting
• choking
• stifling
• repressing
• strangling
• bridling
• pocketing
• lulling
• stilling
• muffling

2

as in going 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

• going out (with)
• accompanying
• dating
• seeing
• escorting
• courting
• wooing

3

as in removing

to take away from a place or position

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• removing
• withdrawing
• pulling
• drawing
• drawing off
• drawing out
• extracting
• clearing
• dislodging
• moving
• shifting
• demounting
• cutting
• abstracting
• transferring
• transposing
• displacing
• disturbing
• dislocating
• budging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• putting
• placing
• positioning
• mounting
• securing
• setting
• setting up
• fixing
• clamping
• anchoring
• mooring
• hitching
• embedding
• rooting
• lodging
• sticking
• implanting
• siting
• situating
• entrenching
• ingraining

4

as in murdering

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

• murdering
• assassinating
• putting away
• doing in
• executing
• doing away with
• slaying
• knocking off
• killing
• bumping off
• getting
• rubbing out
• dispatching
• neutralizing
• terminating
• cutting down
• blowing away
• liquidating
• snuffing
• carrying off
• whacking
• destroying
• shooting down
• icing
• slaughtering
• offing
• shooting
• blotting out
• croaking
• wiping out
• mowing (down)
• claiming
• eliminating
• zapping
• felling
• smiting
• eradicating
• butchering
• massacring
• exterminating
• annihilating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raising
• restoring
• reviving
• animating
• resurrecting
• resuscitating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of taking out

The Federal Reserve's recent interest rate hike means higher borrowing costs for consumers carrying credit card balances or taking out loans. — Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

During the interaction, as the store’s other employees were taking out the trash, the girl was able to leave the store when Malcolm opened the door for them, WDTV reported. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

However, Newcastle were still paid what was due to them (likewise Everton, who received sell-on and solidarity payments), as the first instalment was funded through Barca taking out a bank loan. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Reeger became a hero after taking out several Klingon cruisers at the Battle of Zeta Reticuli, but he was actually incapacitated at the time and took the credit for George's heroic actions, stalling Kirk Sr's career in the process. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2026

To stay above the water, many people are applying for additional credit cards and taking out loans and second mortgages. — Eric Khant, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026

When taking out of the refrigerator to reheat one or two slices, a skillet is a popular way to revive leftover pizza. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

There were obstacles to women owning a home, having credit in their own name, and taking out loans, so Parton moved like perfume, wafting through the world of men while always doing things her own way. — Shima Oliaee, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

Then, when taking out the money, the account holder will have to pay taxes on the withdrawal as ordinary income. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026