TAKEN IN Synonyms: 150 Similar and Opposite Words

taken in

verb

past participle of take in

as in deceived

to cause to believe what is untrue a fellow passenger on the cruise completely took me in when he claimed to be the owner of a major software company

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as in included

to have as part of a whole this report takes in all the latest information on the subject

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as in camped

to provide with living quarters or shelter took in the stray dog

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Recent Examples of taken in Anez Cooper was third UM offensive lineman taken in the draft, drastically thinning out the unit from a year ago. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026 In 1970, he was taken in the expansion draft by the Blazers and became teammates and roommates with Petrie. — Jason Quick, New York Times, 2 June 2026 Such reports were welcomed by a fan base that has been waiting two years for Brooks, the running back out of Texas and the first back taken in the 2024 draft. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026 Responding officers learned about the man, who had been shot inside an apartment in the area and taken in a personal vehicle to the hospital with serious injuries. — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 9 June 2026 Very rarely, valerian has been associated with liver injury, most often when taken in combination with other herbals. — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 9 June 2026 Every public survey taken in this year's primary contests shows Graham ahead by a massive margin, but there is a noticeable group of undecided voters in every poll. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 9 June 2026 Before finishing her questioning, Adams also showed jurors photos of the Pino family taken in December 2022. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026 Rooms are fitted with projectors, from which virtual TechoGym classes can be taken in room, and in place of a regular closet, a recovery closet is stocked with resistance bands, a yoga mat, a meditation pillow, exercise ball and foam roller. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026

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Verb

Part of the robot’s training was to handle situations in which its handlers have deliberately deceived it.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 6 July 2026
In the second half, the Paraguayan then deceived the Uzbek referee Ilgiz Tantashev into a yellow card for Michael Olise.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of deceived

Verb

The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
In subsequent messages included in charging documents, Robinson referenced engraving bullets and leaving his rifle wrapped in a towel.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Definition of included

Verb

Dozens of camera crews and reporters were camped out in front of the side entrance to the New York Knicks home court.

— Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
On July 2, the royal mom of three visited the line where tennis fans camped out overnight in hopes of scoring tickets before meeting with line volunteers, spending time with the Shine Camera Club and taking in some of the sporting action.

— Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

Definition of camped

Verb

There’s a reason they’re strung along restaurant patios and hung for wedding receptions.

— Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026
The brand’s beaded bikinis and one-pieces stay relatively streamlined in silhouette, but are adorned with playful rainbow beads strung along straps and ties, translating its accessory language into a new category.

— Lauren Fisher, Footwear News, 19 May 2026

Definition of strung along

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Flames raced through rows of vehicles at a Rancho Cordova salvage yard Friday evening, engulfing between 50 and 100 vehicles before more than 70 firefighters contained the blaze and kept it from spreading to neighboring businesses.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026
Last July, the Reno Police Department in Nevada said in a news release that a truck shipment managed by Ceva Logistics that contained about $15 million in semiconductors and Apple products was stolen.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 July 2026

Definition of contained

Verb

On Thursday, windows and doors at the formerly wide-open home, about 60 miles southeast of Columbus, had been boarded up.

— Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Challenge accepted While visitors boarded the ships to learn about foreign cultures, sailors operating the vessels found their own ways to connect with their international counterparts.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Definition of boarded

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It was cast by the same foundry in London, Whitechapel Bell Foundry, that produced the original bell in 1752, now housed at Independence Hall in Philadelphia.

— Daily News, Daily News, 4 July 2026
During its first decades the seventeen-story building housed The Miami News.

— Ada Ferrer, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026