Synonyms of take
120 similar words · 3 opposite words
Another word for take is get. Other synonyms of take are seize, capture, rape, grasp and apprehend. The opposite of take is return.
Synonyms and similar words for take
verbTo get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
- confiscateTo use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
- seizeTo deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
verbTo seize or capture.
- apprehendTo take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to...
- lay hold of
- rapeTo seize by force. (Now often with sexual overtones.).
- begripeTo lay hold of; apprehend; grip; grasp.
- captureTo take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
- graspTo grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.
- getTo receive.
- take holdTo take root, become established.
- fang archaic, dialectalTo catch, capture; seize.
- gripe archaic
verbTo receive or accept (something, especially something which was given).
- garner
- obtain
- winTo take priority.
- acquire
- accept
- attain
- come by
- copTo obtain, to purchase (items including but not limited to drugs), to get hold of, to take.
- enlist
- gain
- get hold of
- get one's hands on
- land
- lay hands on
- procure
- receiveTo take, as something that is offered; to accept.
- secure
- score
- snag slang
verbTo remove.
- knock offTo remove, as a discount or estimate.
- subductTo remove; to deduct; to take away; to disregard.
- abate
- bateTo cut off, remove, take away.
- deductTo take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by some amount.
- removeTo move from one place to another, especially to take away.
- subtractTo remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number.
- take away
- take offTo take drugs; to inject drugs.
verbTo remove or end by death; to kill.
- do inTo kill or end; to defeat.
- terminate
- annihilate
- bagTo take a woman away with one as a romantic or sexual interest.
- baptizeTo extinguish the life of.
- bereave of life
- blight
- bring downTo take (someone) to prison.
- bump off
- bury
- cack US, slang
- compromised to a permanent end
- croak
- crush
- dashTo ruin; to destroy.
- deactivate
- dead
- demolish
- destroy
- dispatch
- dispose of
- do slangTo kill.
- dust
- eliminate
- end
- eradicate
- exTo extinguish the life of.
- exterminate
- finish
- finish off
- flatten
- greaseTo kill.
- lay waste to
- make away with
- mercTo kill.
- neutralize
- obliterate
- off
- pay off
- pick off
- polish off
- pop offTo kill someone.
- punch someone's ticket
- put an end toTo terminate or abolish.
- put down
- put someone out of their misery
- put six feet under
- put to sleep
- ravageTo have vigorous sexual intercourse with.
- rub outTo kill, especially to murder.
- ruin
- scotch
- scupperTo thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another.
- scuttle
- send to eternity
- send to hell
- send to the grave
- send to the great beyond
- send to the next life
- slayTo kill; to murder.
- slaughter
- slime outTo kill.
- smash
- smite
- snuffTo turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offense.
- squash
- stiff
- stop someone's clockTo kill someone.
- terminate with extreme prejudiceTo murder; to assassinate.
- top off UK, slang
- top UK, slangTo murder or execute.
- torpedo
- take care of
- take down
- take out
- waste
- waxTo kill, especially to murder a person.
- wetTo kill or seriously injure.
- whackTo attempt something despite not knowing how to do it; to take on a task spontaneously and carelessly without planning.
- wipe out
Opposite of take
verbTo receive or accept (something, especially something which was given).
- giveTo transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).
verbTo carry or lead (something or someone).
verbMore antonyms
- returnTo take back something to a vendor for a complete or partial refund.
Meaning of take
- verb To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
- verb To seize or capture.
- verb To catch or get possession of (fish or game).
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Questions about synonyms of take
- What is another word for take?
- Take has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as get, seize, capture, rape, grasp, apprehend and confiscate.
- What is the opposite of take?
- The opposite of take is return. Other antonyms of take are give.
- What does take mean?
- Take means to get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
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