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 Dallas was not wide enough at field level for a regulation soccer pitch, for instance, while Kansas City, Rogers says, took out 10 rows of seats. —

Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 10 June 2026 When Metcalf and others asked him to leave, Anthony taunted and provoked Metcalf, took out a knife and stabbed him, prosecutor Bill Wirskye said, according to KTVT. —

Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 9 June 2026 Padilla had just returned inside his home when the tree took out his studio. —

Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026 After about a minute total of back and forth, Manigault took out a fake gun and held it by his side. —

Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026 Then, Parker took out a little piece of (fake) foreskin, put it on his finger — that had little eyes drawn on it — and wiggled it for the camera. —

Marlow Stern, Variety, 19 May 2026 QatarEnergy had planned to almost double its domestic LNG output before Iranian strikes took out 17% of its capacity and stalled the expansion work, leaving the US unchallenged as the world’s largest producer. —

Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 18 May 2026 According to a 2025 report from the Learning Policy Institute, more than six in 10 teachers took out student loans to pay for their education. —

Conor McGill, CBS News, 13 May 2026 The Montreal Canadiens took out one of the biggest favorites in the sport in the first round. —

David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026

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Moutet had different plans, and unleashed a flurry of foul language that is sure to land him in some hot water.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
The intensity increased stepwise until, with nine Valkyries singing at full force, Dudamel unleashed a climactic storm of sound.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026