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

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

In the long history of artists taking over spaces that once housed the creation of deadly weapons—the Park Avenue Armory in New York, the Arsenale in Venice—Da Corte’s studio was a cannonball factory during the Civil War. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 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

Club portfolio director Jeff Marks agreed, pointing to predictions earlier this year that Warsh would cut rates upon taking over as Fed chairman. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Lazzara grew up in High Point before joining Long Island’s Taking Back Sunday on bass and eventually taking over as lead vocalist. — Courtney Devores, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026

And on the other side of that equation, Chayka wasn’t simply going to give Rielly away for the sake of making a change after taking over from Brad Treliving in early May. — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Other candidates for taking over ULA included Amazon, Vulcan’s biggest commercial customer. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Maximalist Garden Design Similar to interior design, the Rococo aesthetic, with its ornate and romantic details, is taking over garden design. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 3 Sep. 2026