Synonyms of took

took

verb

past tense of take

1

as in held

to reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms

take my hand, or we'll get separated in this crowd

Synonyms & Similar Words

• held
• grasped
• gripped
• clasped
• snatched
• caught
• seized
• laid hold of
• clutched
• clenched
• nabbed
• hung on to
• held on (to)
• clung (to)

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• dropped
• released
• gave
• freed
• discharged
• passed
• liberated
• handed
• transferred
• delivered
• relinquished
• entrusted
• transmitted
• intrusted
• handed over
• turned over
• unhanded

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• dropped
• released
• gave
• freed
• discharged
• passed
• liberated
• handed
• transferred
• delivered
• relinquished
• entrusted
• transmitted
• intrusted
• handed over
• turned over
• unhanded

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2

as in had

to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly

will you take that call?

took a cut in pay

Synonyms & Similar Words

• had
• accepted
• adopted
• confirmed
• welcomed
• tolerated
• ratified
• sanctioned
• swallowed
• stood
• endured
• okayed
• shouldered
• warranted
• bore
• brooked
• stomached
• abode
• sustained
• countenanced
• stuck out
• embraced
• sweat out
• abided
• acceded (to)
• assented (to)
• consented (to)
• gave in (to)
• conceded (to)
• succumbed (to)
• supported
• surrendered (to)
• yielded (to)
• submitted (to)
• bowed (to)
• capitulated (to)
• sweated out
• acquiesced (to)
• OK'd

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• refused
• denied
• declined
• rejected
• vetoed
• spurned
• protested
• opposed
• disallowed
• disapproved
• resisted
• negatived
• withstood
• fought
• dissented (to)
• objected (to)
• turned down
• held off
• contested
• combated
• combatted

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• refused
• denied
• declined
• rejected
• vetoed
• spurned
• protested
• opposed
• disallowed
• disapproved
• resisted
• negatived
• withstood
• fought
• dissented (to)
• objected (to)
• turned down
• held off
• contested
• combated
• combatted

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3

as in got

to become affected with (a disease or disorder)

if you don't cover your head in this weather, you'll take cold and be stuck inside all weekend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• got
• caught
• contracted
• went down (with)
• came down (with)
• sickened (with)
• failed
• languished
• worsened
• sank
• weakened
• withered
• sunk
• wilted
• broke out (with)
• succumbed (to)
• died (from)
• wasted (away)

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• gained
• recovered
• came back
• recuperated
• recouped
• healed
• mended
• rallied
• recovered (from)
• shook (off)
• rebounded
• snapped back

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• gained
• recovered
• came back
• recuperated
• recouped
• healed
• mended
• rallied
• recovered (from)
• shook (off)
• rebounded
• snapped back

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4

as in chose

to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities

you can take the white side this time, since I got to be white for our last chess game

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chose
• picked
• selected
• elected
• named
• preferred
• culled
• handpicked
• designated
• tagged
• adopted
• tapped
• cherry-picked
• nominated
• appointed
• accepted
• opted (for)
• marked
• embraced
• singled (out)
• set
• preselected
• espoused
• tabbed
• fixed
• settled (on or upon)

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• refused
• declined
• rejected
• spurned
• repudiated
• disapproved
• discarded
• turned down
• threw out
• threw away
• jettisoned
• negatived

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• refused
• declined
• rejected
• spurned
• repudiated
• disapproved
• discarded
• turned down
• threw out
• threw away
• jettisoned
• negatived

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5

as in bought

to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for

I'll take two cheeseburgers to go, please

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bought
• purchased
• got
• copped
• won
• obtained
• procured
• acquired
• picked up
• garnered
• gained
• secured
• offered
• financed
• bade
• bid
• repurchased
• rebought
• sprung (for)
• paid (for)
• sprang (for)
• dealt (for)
• traded (for)
• negotiated (about)
• exchanged (for)
• paltered (with)
• haggled (for)
• bartered (for)
• chaffered (with)
• bargained (with)
• dickered (over)
• horse-traded (with)

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• sold
• marketed
• dealt (in)
• retailed
• merchandised
• vended
• merchandized

• sold
• marketed
• dealt (in)
• retailed
• merchandised
• vended
• merchandized

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6

as in needed

to have as a requirement

it will take a lot of courage to stand up for what is right

Synonyms & Similar Words

• needed
• required
• wanted
• demanded
• necessitated
• involved
• claimed
• challenged
• entailed
• bore
• asked
• begged
• called for
• warranted
• lacked
• insisted
• exacted
• stipulated
• enjoined
• quested
• clamored (for)
• pressed
• commanded
• hurt (for)
• cried (for)

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• had
• held
• owned
• possessed

• had
• held
• owned
• possessed

7

as in accommodated

to make or have room for

I think we can take two more in this elevator

Synonyms & Similar Words

• held
• accommodated
• seated
• carried
• fitted
• contained
• fit
• encompassed
• housed
• enclosed
• harbored
• enfolded
• inclosed

8

as in worked

to produce a desired effect

it will be a few hours before this medication takes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worked
• performed
• wrought
• operated
• reacted
• acted
• took hold
• took effect
• resulted
• responded
• behaved
• affected
• influenced
• swayed
• redounded
• panned out

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• backfired
• fizzled

• backfired
• fizzled

9

as in stood

to put up with (something painful or difficult)

I can't take anymore of your whining about your former boyfriend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stood
• endured
• accepted
• tolerated
• handled
• sustained
• swallowed
• went
• absorbed
• met
• stomached
• wore
• pocketed
• bore
• bided
• hacked
• stood for
• supported
• brooked
• allowed
• abided
• countenanced
• suffered
• stuck out
• abode
• lived with
• sweat out
• toughed it out
• bode
• permitted
• lumped (it)
• sweated out
• acquiesced
• capitulated
• respected
• reconciled (to)
• agreed (with or to)
• yielded (to)
• submitted (to)
• assented (to)
• consented (to)

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• refused
• declined
• dismissed
• rejected
• fought
• spurned
• resisted
• opposed
• repudiated
• escaped
• contested
• missed
• avoided
• combated
• evaded
• eluded
• bypassed
• dodged
• circumvented
• turned down
• combatted
• abstained (from)
• refrained (from)
• forbore

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• refused
• declined
• dismissed
• rejected
• fought
• spurned
• resisted
• opposed
• repudiated
• escaped
• contested
• missed
• avoided
• combated
• evaded
• eluded
• bypassed
• dodged
• circumvented
• turned down
• combatted
• abstained (from)
• refrained (from)
• forbore

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10

as in believed

to regard as right or true

I think we can take his word for it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• believed
• accepted
• understood
• bought
• swallowed
• trusted
• credited
• accounted
• set store on
• assumed
• set store by
• deduced
• presumed
• supposed
• concluded
• inferred
• accredited

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• rejected
• questioned
• doubted
• suspected
• challenged
• discredited
• distrusted
• disputed
• disbelieved
• mistrusted
• misdoubted

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• rejected
• questioned
• doubted
• suspected
• challenged
• discredited
• distrusted
• disputed
• disbelieved
• mistrusted
• misdoubted

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11

as in defeated

to achieve a victory over

I know we can take that team

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defeated
• got
• overcame
• mastered
• stopped
• beat
• conquered
• dispatched
• licked
• surmounted
• subdued
• succeeded
• bested
• trimmed
• got around
• finished
• upended
• worsted
• swept
• overmatched
• did down
• buried
• got the better of
• scored
• overwhelmed
• skunked
• won (against)
• triumphed (over)
• surpassed
• prevailed (over)
• slaughtered
• whipped
• topped
• crushed
• upset
• exceeded
• excelled
• knocked for a loop
• overbore
• capped
• routed
• blew out
• flattened
• bombed
• flourished
• clobbered
• thrashed
• trounced
• broke
• pipped
• smoked
• excelled
• annihilated
• walloped
• shellacked
• blew away
• creamed
• skinned
• vanquished
• waxed
• overthrew
• transcended
• eclipsed
• outstripped
• subjugated
• unseated
• snowed under
• outdid
• knocked over
• bettered
• overpowered
• drubbed
• outshone
• nosed out
• outdistanced
• knocked off
• overtopped
• edged (out)
• outshined
• outfought
• aced (out)

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• fell
• lost (to)
• failed
• gave up
• went down
• folded
• collapsed
• went under
• flopped
• washed out
• flunked

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• fell
• lost (to)
• failed
• gave up
• went down
• folded
• collapsed
• went under
• flopped
• washed out
• flunked

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12

as in managed

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently

let's take each problem separately

Synonyms & Similar Words

• managed
• addressed
• handled
• manipulated
• treated
• negotiated
• played
• maneuvered
• swung
• fielded
• hacked
• pulled
• came to grips with
• steered
• had a grip on
• carried out
• jockeyed
• guided
• engineered
• controlled
• got off
• contended (with)
• coped (with)
• directed
• finessed
• brought off
• carried off
• grappled (with)
• commanded
• ran
• regulated
• run
• micromanaged
• reacted (to)
• responded (to)

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• fumbled
• bungled
• botched
• muffed
• mishandled
• messed (up)
• scamped
• goofed (up)
• foozled
• loused up

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• fumbled
• bungled
• botched
• muffed
• mishandled
• messed (up)
• scamped
• goofed (up)
• foozled
• loused up

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13

as in received

to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to

the school takes only a small percentage of the thousands of applicants

Synonyms & Similar Words

• received
• admitted
• entered
• welcomed
• confirmed
• entertained
• fellowshiped
• fellowshipped
• ratified

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• refused
• dismissed
• declined
• banned
• barred
• rejected
• disallowed
• disapproved
• expelled
• banished
• exiled
• threw out
• ousted
• deported
• ostracized
• blacklisted
• blackballed

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• refused
• dismissed
• declined
• banned
• barred
• rejected
• disallowed
• disapproved
• expelled
• banished
• exiled
• threw out
• ousted
• deported
• ostracized
• blacklisted
• blackballed

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14

as in killed

to deprive of life

I never thought heart disease would take such an athletic and health-conscious person

Synonyms & Similar Words

• killed
• destroyed
• claimed
• slew
• dispatched
• felled
• carried off
• murdered
• got
• finished
• did in
• did for
• slaughtered
• croaked
• wasted
• assassinated
• took out
• whacked
• snuffed
• offed
• made away with
• cut down
• butchered
• neutralized
• rubbed out
• executed
• did away with
• massacred
• put away
• bumped off
• decimated
• mowed
• annihilated
• smote
• terminated
• knocked off
• iced
• killed off
• blotted out
• scragged
• martyred
• euthanized
• put down
• suicided
• euthanatized

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• restored
• revived
• raised
• animated
• resurrected
• nurtured
• resuscitated

• restored
• revived
• raised
• animated
• resurrected
• nurtured
• resuscitated

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