TAKEN ON Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

taken on

verb

past participle of take on

as in faced

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

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as in placed

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

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as in borrowed

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 taken on The ad is characteristic of the increasingly dark tone Hilton’s campaign has taken on in the home stretch. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026 Applegate also opened up about the toll her chronic pain and mobility issues have taken on her mental health and career. — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 The job turned out to be among the hardest the foundation has taken on. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026 In recent years, Bell has taken on voice roles like Spider-Man in Ultimate Spider-Man (2012). — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 Lately, though, the push notifications alerting me to the recall du jour have taken on an unremitting, nagging tone. — Greg Mania, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026 The group photos were taken on the beaches of the South Seas resort in Captiva, Florida, off the coast of Fort Myers. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026 Antonova drew on an iPad, often from photos taken on her phone in different parts of the city. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 Among some of the buzziest projects she’s taken on since becoming a YouTube star is being the Oscars’ official Social Media Ambassador and Red Carpet Correspondent for two years in a row, and landing a spot on Time’s 100 creators list. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken on

Verb

The dancing partners faced some brutal criticism from Ballas after performing their Argentine tango homage to The Omen.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026
The manager of a large kratom distribution company, faced with evidence of the compound in products at the center of several wrongful death lawsuits against him, mounted a concerted lobbying push.

— Christina Jewett, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of faced

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The system uses implanted 3-mm magnets to measure muscle length and movement speed through sensors placed on the skin.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Carefully placed to take full advantage of ocean views but not block them, the buildings seem not so much on the land as embedded within it.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of placed

Verb

Torani had borrowed a lot of money to build the new factory, and the pandemic brought new financial uncertainty.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
That year, Love borrowed nearly $150,000 from Foster Friends with zero interest, the tax filing and Love’s state economic disclosure forms show.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of borrowed

Verb

Jennifer Shuford, who had been Texas’s health commissioner, was part of a team hired to restore confidence in the agency.

— Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Prosecutors said evidence presented in Hubbs’ trial established that Hubbs had been hired by someone else to break into the home and set it on fire.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of hired

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The MacBook screens have always been top-notch, meeting P3 color-gamut standards despite being IPS panels, and some have adopted additional features like True Tone ambient color adjustment.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
How fast the benefits of a truly life-changing technology flow through the economy is the actual measure of how fast it is being adopted.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of adopted

Verb

Much of these are solvable problems, if the right people are engaged to ensure that the community is involved from the onset.

— Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
While Owens and Munson did not get engaged during the finale, Owens presented Munson with a promise ring.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of engaged

Verb

But the very reticence my father employed to protect us had hollowed out our family.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Gonska pushed back on that assertion, saying the political strategy employed by Bass during the June 2 primary was different from the activities now being conducted by Building LA in the runoff.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026