Synonyms of took over

took over

verb

past tense of take over

1

as in substituted

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

• substituted
• stood in
• stepped in
• filled in
• covered
• spelled
• subbed
• pinch-hit
• relieved
• doubled (as)
• understudied

2

as in accepted

to take to or upon oneself

took over the responsibility of caring for the animals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accepted
• assumed
• shouldered
• undertook
• took up
• bore
• embraced
• adopted
• stood by
• endorsed
• advocated
• upheld
• championed
• backed
• acquiesced
• consented
• assented
• espoused
• acceded
• supported
• agreed
• reaccepted
• reassumed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• took back
• refused
• withdrew
• repudiated
• disclaimed
• disavowed
• disowned
• turned down
• retracted
• rejected
• renounced
• declined
• recanted
• abjured
• spurned
• refrained (from)
• abstained (from)
• avoided
• gave up
• abandoned
• bypassed
• relinquished
• forbore
• surrendered
• detoured
• unsaid
• backed off
• forsook
• backed down
• backtracked
• abnegated

3

as in seized

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

• seized
• grabbed
• confiscated
• converted
• occupied
• stole
• claimed
• usurped
• appropriated
• commandeered
• assumed
• preempted
• annexed
• pirated
• invaded
• snatched
• pressed
• expropriated
• arrogated
• attached
• looted
• impounded
• repossessed
• grasped
• sequestered
• preoccupied
• encroached
• infringed
• wrenched
• despoiled
• collared
• peculated
• pillaged
• embezzled
• misused
• misapplied
• trespassed
• wrested
• misappropriated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of took over

The club has consistently overachieved in recent seasons despite modest resources, first under coach Christian Streich, now under his former captain Julian Schuster, who took over from the veteran in 2024. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

Williams took over in the second quarter, scoring all 16 of her first-half points in that period. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

After the Chiefs’ defense forced the Chargers to turn the ball over on downs, KC took over at its own 38-yard line. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026

About four months later, Seaver, the singer’s nephew, took over as the company’s CEO. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

For the first four games of the season, Ovechkin took a back seat as the Washington Capitals’ depth took over. — Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2026

When Harmeet Dhillon took over as the new chief of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division last April, the conservative attorney vowed to radically reshape the storied unit and its mission. — Ryan Lucas, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026

This was the first game that Broncos coach Sean Payton took over playcalling duties and — thanks in large part to the Chargers’ defense — his team fell far short of overwhelming. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Che cited an Associated Press report that Paxton, the Texas attorney general since 2015, took over 275 out-of-state trips while in office. — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026