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

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

Her father, fearing for the safety of himself and his daughter, took out a gun and fired one shot at Gonzalez, according to the statement. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

The Buckeyes took out their frustration on Kent State the following week, winning 59-3. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

The second person took out a gun and shot the man in the right hand. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

The nor'easter also took out a number of events planned for the weekend. — Scott Simon, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026

This is admittedly a ridiculously high standard, but just compare this film to David Fincher’s Zodiac, which shows us just how much all that obsession took out of the people involved in the case. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

Homebuyers who took out mortgages during that stretch may have expected rates to fall enough by now to refinance into cheaper loans. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026