Synonyms of undertake

undertake

verb

ˌən-dər-ˈtāk 

as in to accept

to take to or upon oneself

undertook the responsibility of raising the orphaned children as their own

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accept
• assume
• shoulder
• bear
• embrace
• adopt
• take over
• endorse
• take up
• uphold
• advocate
• acquiesce
• accede
• support
• agree
• stand by
• espouse
• consent
• assent
• back
• champion
• reassume
• reaccept

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repudiate
• withdraw
• refuse
• renounce
• disavow
• disclaim
• disown
• retract
• reject
• take back
• abjure
• avoid
• recant
• spurn
• decline
• forbear
• turn down
• refrain (from)
• abandon
• relinquish
• bypass
• abstain (from)
• forsake
• detour
• surrender
• unsay
• give up
• backtrack
• back down
• back off
• abnegate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of undertake

Of all the peculiar assignments a newspaper reporter can undertake, writing advance obituaries for local notables who are still very much alive is one of the strangest. — Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 26 July 2026

One hopes there will be more projects like that undertaken in other cities around the world. — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

The weight of the job, undertaken since 2017, sounded unbearable. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 24 July 2026

The enterprise agreement represents one of the largest software procurement efforts undertaken by the Department of War. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026