Synonyms of took hold

took hold

phrase

past tense of take hold

as in worked

to produce a desired effect

It was clear in the students' essays that her lessons had taken hold.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• backfired
• fizzled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of took hold

Average tariff rates continued to fall the ensuing months, but made a reversal in August as the Section 301 duties took hold. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

As the industrial age took hold, geometry continued to show force in the colonial infantries abroad and through isomorphic police squadrons that fit neatly into modernizing city blocks patrolled back home. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

This new mood – a narrower, harsher definition of religious truth – had been brewing since the Reformation movement took hold in Britain around a hundred years earlier. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Geismer suggests that the market-forward liberalism that took hold during Bill Clinton’s Presidency can be traced to the suburbanization of the Democratic Party. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

But as the retrenchment took hold, studies found that the English immersion approach did not improve academic outcomes. — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

But a year later, as the pandemic took hold of the exhibition industry, Cineworld abandoned the movie theater deal to create one of the world’s largest cinema companies. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

While the heaviest fighting in Gaza has subsided since the fragile ceasefire took hold in October, Israel has continued to carry out strikes in the territory, including some overnight and into Tuesday that killed several people. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

The southwest corner of Ground Zero – the name that took hold immediately after the terrorist attacks – where three firefighters raised an American flag atop a mountain of twisted steel and rubble, features trees and a row of Citi Bike rentals. — Thomas E. Franklin, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026