TAKEN (OUT) Synonyms: 143 Similar and Opposite Words

taken out

verb

past participle 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 murdered

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 taken out Yes, the big readout was Merck and Moderna’s cancer vaccine, and yes, the wind got a bit taken out of the presentation’s sails with the embargo break. — Amanda Erickson, STAT, 27 Oct. 2026 At one point, Posada requested to be taken out of the lineup after he was penciled to bat ninth. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Those were taken out of the story because of the vast colorways and prints available in the other picks in this list, but AD editors still stand behind the quality. — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2026 Because Ukraine’s bombardment of Russian oil and diesel refineries has taken out a huge chunk of global supply. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026 Outside of the two runs Abner Uribe allowed in the sixth, via three walks and a hit, Milwaukee's bullpen held the Dodgers to just one baserunner after Gasser was taken out. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 Ten of the roller coasters taken out of service have the same manufacturer and a similar restraint system as the Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 The comments drew swift condemnation from California leaders, even as the White House communications director, Steven Cheung, insisted the president’s remarks had been taken out of context. — Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 But while Godzilla can be taken down, he can’t be entirely taken out. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026

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Verb

Spending two years writing his autobiography, the 2023 bestseller Scattershot, and working on a forthcoming documentary, unleashed a creative wellspring in Bernie Taupin.

— Melinda Newman, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2026
In other developments, Russia unleashed another missile and drone blitz on civilian areas in Ukraine, killing at least nine people, officials said, as Zelenskyy sought more American and European help.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of unleashed

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Open for breakfast, Sunday brunch (a buffet sometimes accompanied by live jazz), lunch, and dinner, The Bistro serves American classics, with a natural emphasis on seafood.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
Twenty years later, Elizabeth (Roden) is spending Christmas at Biltmore and this time is accompanied by James (Trevena), a suitor her Aunt Maysilee (MacDowell) is keen for her to wed.

— Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of accompanied

Verb

About a week after that procedure, Bickelhaupt received a second opinion from a different neurosurgeon, who said the bone flap was infected and should be removed.

— Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
The Cubs’ reputation as lovable losers was well-earned after 37 years without a National League pennant and 74 years removed from their last World Series title.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of removed

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During this same time his father had vanished behind the Bamboo Curtain and was almost certainly persecuted, possibly even murdered, by the same Communists that Hoover claimed to be fighting.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
New or expecting mothers are more likely to be murdered than to die from obstetric causes.

— Michele Decker, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of murdered

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For the tinkering types, Meta also released open weights for Muse’s code to help people connect it to a range of other devices.

— Marty Swant, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Although officials have not released details about the cause of death, scientists agree that if it was caused by ordinary plague, the wider world has little to worry about.

— Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of released

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The film opens in an Upper East Side town house, where a woman decorating her Christmas tree discovers a Tiffany Blue Box dated December 1992.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
Whittier's original football program dated to 1907, and the move to drop football along with lacrosse and golf in 2020 saved money but cost the school many of the 120 athletes who were affected.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of dated

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In Cucuta, next to the border with Venezuela, authorities are investigating the murder of a former deputy mayor, who was assassinated on Monday night while on his way home.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
In Cucuta, next to the border with Venezuela, authorities are investigating the murder of a former deputy mayor, who was assassinated Monday night on his way home.

— Manuel Rueda, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of assassinated

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He was slain after a fight with an emotionally disturbed fellow passenger spilled off the rush-hour train onto the platform at the Woodhaven Blvd.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026
The deaths accounted for over 40% of the 156 women slain during that period.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026