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past tense of take in
Synonyms & Antonyms of took in
1
to cause to believe what is untrue
- a fellow passenger on the cruise completely took me in when he claimed to be the owner of a major software company
Synonyms for took in
- bamboozled,
- beguiled,
- bluffed,
- buffaloed,
- burned
- (or burnt),
- caught,
- conned,
- cozened,
- deceived,
- deluded,
- duped,
- faked out,
- fooled,
- gaffed,
- gammoned,
- gulled,
- had,
- had on
- [chiefly British],
- hoaxed,
- hoodwinked,
- hornswoggled,
- humbugged,
- juggled,
- misguided,
- misinformed,
- misled,
- snookered,
- snowed,
- spoofed,
- strung along,
- sucked in,
- suckered,
- tricked
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2
to have as part of a whole
- this report takes in all the latest information on the subject
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Antonyms for took in
- excluded,
- left (out),
- missed out
- [British],
- omitted
3
to provide with living quarters or shelter
- took in the stray dog
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