Synonyms of took out

took out

verb

past tense of take out

1

as in unleashed

to find emotional release for

he took out his frustrations by splitting a cord of firewood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unleashed
• gave way (to)
• released
• expressed
• vented
• voiced
• aired
• acted out
• loosed
• stated
• ventilated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressed
• managed
• controlled
• repressed
• governed
• handled
• held back
• bottled (up)
• contained
• checked
• restrained
• constrained
• pulled in
• tamed
• smothered
• curbed
• inhibited
• quieted
• swallowed
• soothed
• stilled
• reined (in)
• lulled
• repressed
• stifled
• choked
• strangled
• quelled
• muffled
• pocketed
• bridled
• allayed

2

as in accompanied

to go on a social engagement with

she'd like to take the new boy out to the movies sometime

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accompanied
• went out (with)
• dated
• escorted
• saw
• wooed
• courted

3

as in removed

to take away from a place or position

the airline passenger took his laptop computer out of its carrying case

Synonyms & Similar Words

• removed
• withdrew
• pulled
• drew
• extracted
• drew out
• cleared
• drew off
• dislodged
• moved
• shifted
• abstracted
• cut
• demounted
• transferred
• displaced
• dislocated
• transposed
• disturbed
• budged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• put
• placed
• positioned
• mounted
• set
• secured
• fixed
• clamped
• anchored
• embedded
• set up
• rooted
• situated
• stuck
• entrenched
• lodged
• moored
• implanted
• hitched
• sited
• ingrained

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assassinated
• murdered
• executed
• did in
• got
• put away
• killed
• dispatched
• did away with
• rubbed out
• knocked off
• whacked
• terminated
• slew
• destroyed
• bumped off
• neutralized
• snuffed
• liquidated
• offed
• slaughtered
• iced
• carried off
• croaked
• cut down
• shot down
• claimed
• blew away
• blotted out
• wiped out
• shot
• felled
• eliminated
• butchered
• eradicated
• massacred
• smote
• zapped
• mowed (down)
• exterminated
• annihilated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restored
• raised
• revived
• animated
• resurrected
• resuscitated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of took out

Then one of them took out a little book and was writing in it for no reason. — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026

The quarrel turned physical when one of the three men took out a gun and shot the victim, who was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and died at the hospital. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026

Sherwood, who moved back into her childhood home in 2009 to care for her mother, said her mom took out a reverse mortgage on her ranch-style New Jersey house years ago, to help pay for her medical needs. — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026

Darnella Frazier, 17, took out her phone and recorded the brutality. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

When Lashly responded, Winkelman took out a gun and shot her in the head. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Inside the ring, Rhodes attempted another Cody Cutter, Punk moved in, and took out the ref. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

One woman in West Virginia took out a loan this winter to cover an electric bill bigger than her paycheck. — David Kieve, Time, 10 July 2026

In the first half, as France attacked down the right wing, Galarza took out Mbappe off the ball, appearing to strike the French forward with his arm. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 5 July 2026