TOOK ISSUE Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

took issue

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past tense of take issue

as in disagreed

to have a different opinion She took issue with the way the department was run.

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as in objected

to present an opposing opinion or argument He took issue with their explanation of what happened in his report.

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Recent Examples of took issue In the letter, business groups took issue with third parties administering worker training, arguing that labor groups could use them to prime the workforce for union campaigns. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 He was invited to see the movie before the festival, but took issue with the NDA he was asked to sign beforehand. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 China also took issue with language about the Iran war, according to the Treasury Department. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 Cornyn took issue with Paxton's general election campaign an interview with The Texas Tribune last week. — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026 Rant Straw apparently took issue with the criticism and responded to Seixeiro directly on social media. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The institution had received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to realize the exhibition, which conservative politicians took issue with, catapulting Mapplethorpe’s to the center of the era’s culture wars. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Marques Brownlee took issue with Haapoja likening generative AI to the Canon EOS 5D Mark II (an iconic DSLR known for making shooting in 1080p full HD more affordable for independent filmmakers). — Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 21 Aug. 2026 Reddington also took issue with the fact that the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), the primary resource used to diagnose psychiatric conditions, does not currently recognize postpartum psychosis as its own disorder. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

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took exception

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Newsom's office responds Meanwhile, Newsom's office took exception to Chen's comments.

— James Ward, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2026
Reddington also took exception to the prosecution's description of injuries to Clancy's neck and wrists, which had been called superficial.

— Kristina Rex, CBS News, 30 July 2026