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 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 Only borrowers who took out or consolidated federal loans before July 1, 2026, can select SRP, while the Tiered Standard Plan is available to older and newer borrowers. — Maya Benjamin,dan Avery, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 The second policy was the one Lewis took out on himself on May 15, 1975. — Annalise Peterson, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026 Elijah took out Expressions and helped Home Town Man defeat the former NFL player as well. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 As the action resumed, a crash at the end of lap 43 involving Marcus Armstrong and Christian Rasmussen took out Rinus VeeKay. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2026 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 Darnella Frazier, 17, took out her phone and recorded the brutality. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

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Verb

But Onslaught doesn’t interrogate or even look at the military industrial complex with much interest beyond the notion that its fictional super soldiers were created to be unleashed upon civilian populaces.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
And these startling figures do not reflect the food crises that could be unleashed this year by rising energy and fertilizer prices, decreases in grain exports from Russia and Ukraine, and an intensifying El Niño weather pattern.

— Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of unleashed

Verb

Look here for a dose of quintessential British quirk, like a hypnotic oxblood spiral or a floral backplate accompanied by a butter yellow knob.

— Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026
After initially waving off any medical attention, the ninth-year signal caller went into the injury tent and then eventually walked towards the tunnel to the locker room accompanied by team staff.

— Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of accompanied

Verb

The program tonight will include a tribute to the late republican activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated one year ago, and an observance of the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, which is Friday.

— Tamara Keith, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026
Loosely based on an unfinished novel by Federico García Lorca, a writer assassinated during the Spanish Civil War, the film explores the lives of three gay men in three time periods.

— A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of assassinated

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Apple has released new devices, including the company’s first foldable phone — and iPhone18 in new colors.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
Verbruggen illustrated his strengths in possession in the early stages against Leeds with a raking pass that released Maxim De Cuyper one-v-one against Jayden Bogle.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of released

Verb

How the museum got its land deal The primary lease agreement between the Lucas Museum and California Science Center, a state agency, is dated July 28, 2017.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
He was first discovered in 2017 by the South London dealer Hannah Barry, whose roster was filled with other emerging artists adept at social media, such as the photographer Harley Weir, whom Rouy dated.

— David Lê, Curbed, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of dated

Verb

Private developers in at least 11 communities withdrew from prospective deals with DHS.

— María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
The filing follows the early conclusion of its 2026 season in Indianapolis after its primary financial backer withdrew support.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of withdrew

Verb

When a patient of Julia’s daughter is murdered and her medical file disappears, the family becomes prime suspects.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Two Australian surfers, Dean Lucas and Adam Coleman, were murdered in 2015 while traveling through the northwestern state of Sinaloa.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026