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 The outage took out live feeds from courts, and schools texted parents to phone in any absences until email systems were restored. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2026 Rhodes took out a ladder and looked to end the match right then and there. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026 Xi took out one of his biggest targets just two weeks before the gathering, continued Han Yong Hong. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 7 Nov. 2026 Streets for All’s political action committee took out ads to elect Raman and defeat Bass, powered largely by contributions from hedge fund manager and bike lane advocate Aaron Sosnick. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026 Watson took out a gun and shot him in the right side of the head, documents allege. — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026 That fight escalated when one of the men took out a gun and fired it. — Olivia Young, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Shortly after, Wilcox slammed on the brakes, jumped out of his vehicle, took out a loaded semi-automatic handgun and fired three gunshots at the officer, according to the District Attorney’s Office. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026 My stepmother took out her anger and frustration with her husband on me. — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Why Asheville is special Asheville received the national nod in the wake of Hurricane Helene, which unleashed catastrophic flooding in 2024.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2026
Conservative radio host Mark Levin has unleashed a tirade against AOL after spending eight hours trying to regain access to his email account.

— Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of unleashed

Verb

Mayfair and Knightsbridge restaurant favorites Zuma, Bagatelle, and Novikov have all made the journey east in recent years, accompanied in 2026 by oh-so-chic arrivals from Dubai, Paris, and Marbella (Gaia, Gigi Rigolatto, and Maison Revka).

— Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
County commissioners have knocked on doors accompanied by police officers in the name of constituent services.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of accompanied

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The two have shared videos about their relationship on social media that have amassed millions of views, although some of that footage appears to have since been removed.

— Alexis Mikulski Ruiz, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2026
The ship’s dozen elevators were also removed, in part because they were covered in grease, but also to aid in sinking the ship efficiently, by opening up a path for the air to escape.

— Rachel Nuwer, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of removed

Verb

Kerr is a longtime Democrat whose father Malcolm was assassinated by religious extremists in 1984 while the elder Kerr served as the president of the American University of Beirut in Lebanon.

— Liam Russell, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2026
Currently, a majority of the country’s capital is controlled by gangs after the president was assassinated in 2021.

— Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of assassinated

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Doctors also described various nonhormonal options in the new advice released last month by the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists.

— Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
The identity of the man who died will be released by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office once next of kin have been notified.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of released

Verb

New beginnings Ross poses on a floral sofa in her Miami suite in this photo, dated March 17, 1970.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 10 Nov. 2026
Goldsmith, who dated Brand for around a year in 2014, said the decision not to press charges or go public was down to her being worried about the impact of press attention on her then-teenage children.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of dated

Verb

The Mustangs were expected to play in the Prep Bowl playoffs, but the school’s administration withdrew after the coaching change.

— Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Scalise defeated Jordan in an internal vote for the speakership after Kevin McCarthy was removed, although Scalise subsequently withdrew before a House floor vote.

— Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of withdrew

Verb

Detectives from the start suspected Panetti had been murdered.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
It was consecrated by James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, young Black and Jewish men murdered together in 1964 for their work to register Black voters.

— Seth Limmer, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026