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 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 Sherwood, who moved back into her childhood home in 2009 to care for her mother, said her mom took out a reverse mortgage on her ranch-style New Jersey house years ago, to help pay for her medical needs. — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026 Darnella Frazier, 17, took out her phone and recorded the brutality. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026 When Lashly responded, Winkelman took out a gun and shot her in the head. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Inside the ring, Rhodes attempted another Cody Cutter, Punk moved in, and took out the ref. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 One woman in West Virginia took out a loan this winter to cover an electric bill bigger than her paycheck. — David Kieve, Time, 10 July 2026 In the first half, as France attacked down the right wing, Galarza took out Mbappe off the ball, appearing to strike the French forward with his arm. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 5 July 2026

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To boost attendance this summer, Disney unleashed a bevy of discounts from coast to coast, for tickets, hotels and dining plans for the season.

— Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Wages began to trail inflation in April, exacerbating the budget crunch unleashed after a price surge set off by the Iran war, some analysts told ABC news.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of unleashed

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Two label departures in three days, both accompanied by explicit reassurances that TWICE group activities will continue unchanged, suggest the transition is proceeding as planned rather than as a rupture.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
If completed, the offering would be accompanied by a dual listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of accompanied

Verb

In 2025, the US State Department removed its multi-million-dollar bounties for several key Taliban leaders who had transitionally assumed top positions within the Afghan government.

— Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
With Boone removed from the contest and the Blue Jays already up a run, Kirk spoiled Bradley Hanner’s major league debut with a solo homer in the eighth inning.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of removed

Verb

Someone had apparently vandalized Altman's Wikipedia page, claiming he was assassinated in Seattle.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
But when The Satanic Verses was published in 1988, the novel was declared by some as blasphemous, and then-Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa for Rushdie to be assassinated, leading the author to go into hiding until 1998.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of assassinated

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Along for the ride in pouches behind its mandibles are spores of a fungus that are released as the insect chews through the wood.

— Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Inspector General Eliot Prescott released a 26-page report detailing the findings of his investigation into the death of 33-year-old Gamboy Guaranda at the New Haven Correctional Center on April 16.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of released

Verb

Now 89, Beatty dated Natalie Wood, Joan Collins, Leslie Caron, Carly Simon, Julie Christie, Diane Keaton and Madonna, to name just a few.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
The announcement, dated August 5, named Anirudh Kamath, Smithery's co-founder, as joining the Arcade team.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of dated

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Itzkowitz is the eldest son of Albert Itzkowitz, who was brutally murdered in broad daylight at Kissena Park in Queens on the afternoon of May 18.

— Simcha Itzkowitz, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
Security footage showed the van leaving the Home Depot parking lot shortly before Fandrich was murdered.

— Lauren Clark, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026