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undertake

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of undertake

to take to or upon oneself

undertook the responsibility of raising the orphaned children as their own

Synonyms of undertake

accept, assume, bear, shoulder, take over

Words Related to undertake

adopt, embrace, take up

advocate, back, champion, endorse (also indorse), espouse, stand by, support, uphold

accede, acquiesce, agree, assent, consent

reaccept, reassume

Near Antonyms of undertake

abjure, recant, renounce, retract, take back, unsay, withdraw

decline, refuse, reject, spurn, turn down

abstain (from), forbear, refrain (from)

avoid, bypass, detour

abandon, abnegate, forsake, give up, relinquish, spurn, surrender

back down, back off, backtrack

Antonyms of undertake

disavow, disclaim, disown, repudiate

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