TOOK (OUT) Synonyms: 140 Similar and Opposite Words

took out

verb

past tense of take out

as in unleashed

to find emotional release for he took out his frustrations by splitting a cord of firewood

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as in accompanied

to go on a social engagement with she'd like to take the new boy out to the movies sometime

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as in removed

to take away from a place or position the airline passenger took his laptop computer out of its carrying case

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as in assassinated

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

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Recent Examples of took out The second policy was the one Lewis took out on himself on May 15, 1975. — Annalise Peterson, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026 Elijah took out Expressions and helped Home Town Man defeat the former NFL player as well. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 As the action resumed, a crash at the end of lap 43 involving Marcus Armstrong and Christian Rasmussen took out Rinus VeeKay. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2026 Then one of them took out a little book and was writing in it for no reason. — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026 The quarrel turned physical when one of the three men took out a gun and shot the victim, who was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and died at the hospital. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026 Darnella Frazier, 17, took out her phone and recorded the brutality. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026 Inside the ring, Rhodes attempted another Cody Cutter, Punk moved in, and took out the ref. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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Across the Northeast, torrential rains from the same storms unleashed flash flooding that shut the Long Island Expressway and left scores of motorists trapped in rising water until emergency crews rescued them.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
The Quakes again unleashed another shot on target in minute 12 when Jack Jasinski received a pass in the box and belted an attempt for the far post to force a kick save from Marcinkowski.

— Mercury News, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of unleashed

Verb

Many of the experiences are suitable for older children, from riding to learning how to look after sheep for the day, accompanied by a local shepherd.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
Preeclampsia is hypertension that develops after 20 weeks and is accompanied by signs that other organs, such as the kidneys, are being affected.

— Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of accompanied

Verb

The locomotive’s engine cylinders have been removed, and its crankcase was bare.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026
The vaccine, in combination with Keytruda , met key goals in patients with higher-risk or advanced melanoma whose detectable cancer had been completely removed through surgery.

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of removed

Verb

Congress named the performing arts center as a living memorial to Kennedy in 1964, the year after he was assassinated.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
The congregation was the organizing place for the sanitation workers’ strike that brought King to town in March 1968, weeks before he was assassinated there.

— Jason Wollschleger, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of assassinated

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Styles went on to play two verses and choruses of the song, originally released in 1974, and told the crowd to sing along on the first chorus.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026
The studio has released seven titles that have won 10 Emmy Awards and two Annie Awards, with voice talent including Glenn Close, Jennifer Hudson, Ethan Hawke, John Legend, Lupita Nyong’o, Daisy Ridley and Oprah Winfrey.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of released

Verb

Curry is largely there for comic relief, swanning in with a bevy of beauties, challenging Bosley (Bill Murray) to a sumo match, and, sadly, getting murdered by the pool, thus depriving us of Curry’s magnetic presence for the rest of the film.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026
London, who was married to hip hop legend Nipsey Hussle, would come together with Snoop again to honor Nipsey after he was murdered in 2019.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026