TOOK OVER Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

took over

verb

past tense of take over

as in substituted

to serve as a replacement usually for a time only I'll take over for her until she gets back from her morning break

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as in accepted

to take to or upon oneself took over the responsibility of caring for the animals

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as in seized

to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right students protesting the war took over the college's radio station

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Recent Examples of took over Boyd pitcher Colton Patton took over on the mound in the ninth inning, slamming the door and securing the title. —

Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2026 After spending 11 months gathering evidence, interviewing two dozen tearful girls and their parents, then being stonewalled by state prosecutors and attacked in the media, they were then ostracized by federal prosecutors, who took over the case in early 2007. —

Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026 Webb began the night calling his own pitches via the PitchCom, but Susac took over around the third or fourth inning. —

Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 June 2026 Madix took over hosting duties in 2024. —

Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 29 May 2026 Colbert, who took over The Late Show from David Letterman in 2015, announced last July that CBS had canceled the show after 30 years. —

Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026 Warren Fairley — who took over for a short stint as Boilermakers president in 2023 after Jones was removed — and Jones’ son, Cullen Jones, pleaded guilty in March to one count of racketeering conspiracy and one count of embezzlement from a labor organization. —

Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026 The production took over a rundown Brooklyn disco called 2001 Odyssey and transformed it with lighting tricks and low-budget ingenuity. —

Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026 Tanner Scott took over to start the eighth and allowed a two-out single to right by Tyler Freeman after Ohtani and Will Klein combined for seven hitless innings. —

CBS News, 28 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for took over

Verb

Kolo Muani was substituted at half-time in last month’s victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers.

— Jay Harris, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Goldman Sachs economists have found jobs like telephone operators, insurance claims representatives and bill collectors face high risk of being outright substituted by AI.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026