TAKE ON Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

take on

verb

Definition of take on

as in to meet

to enter into contest or conflict with will take on his chief opponent in the next political debate

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as in to employ

to provide with a paying job decided to take her on as store manager

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as in to borrow

to take for one's own use (something originated by another) recently arrived immigrants who are eager to take on the language and culture of their adopted homeland

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Recent Examples of take on The economics of everyday hassles The idea to take on the annoyance economy didn't begin with Project 2029. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 7 July 2026 On July 4, in addition to watching the fireworks, millions of Americans were watching France take on Paraguay in the cradle of independence, Philadelphia. — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026 The yearly total of federal student loan debt taken on by Emory students dropped from $12 million in the 2021-22 academic year to $4 million in 2024-25. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 8 July 2026 The new photo was taken on July 2, according to China's Xinhua news outlet, and reveals the asteroid to be a small, asymmetrical rock measuring around 50–65 feet (16–20 meters) in diameter. — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for take on

Recent Examples of Synonyms for take on

Verb

The pair met in English class on the first day of their freshman year.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
The platform is scalable and can be deployed to meet the power demands of AI data centers and even support the grid.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026

Definition of meet

Verb

Krystal McFeders, a Unified Government spokesperson, confirmed Friday night that Chism is employed by the government.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
Should economic growth threaten one of those aspects, the FOMC is employed to move in order to deliver its objectives.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 July 2026

Definition of employ

Verb

High bond yields make borrowing more expensive for average Americans, since 10-year Treasury rates influence the rates offered for a variety of loans, including mortgages.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Other platforms like TikTok and Instagram similarly borrow the wrong lessons from the scandal, Cambridge Analytica said.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026

Definition of borrow

Verb

Participants in the civil proceedings can hire private stenographers to maintain a record of what’s said, but their services can run thousands of dollars a day.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Under basic labor law, MLB could hire temporary workers during a lockout, but that is not going to happen.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of hire

Verb

The agency also adopted additional security measures, such as surrounding the president with bullet-resistant glass at outdoor events.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Traditional studios might adopt Chinese models for some preproduction tasks such as concepting, but the geopolitical and intellectual property risks for commercial generations are too prohibitive.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Definition of adopt

Verb

Each has plays — like a slow-roller up the third base line that requires a quick throw across the diamond — that no other position will encounter.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
The first time former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice encountered Kevin Warsh was in the 1980s.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 July 2026

Definition of encounter

Verb

At that point, college programs weren’t lining up to recruit a 187-pound pass rusher who hadn’t played a down of high school football.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 2 July 2026
There is a warning in all of this for the companies working hardest to recruit and retain young Black talent.

— Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026