TAKEOUT Synonyms: 140 Similar and Opposite Words

take out

verb

Definition of take out

as in to unleash

to find emotional release for he took out his frustrations by splitting a cord of firewood

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as in to accompany

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 to remove

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 to assassinate

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 take out Trump has repeated threats to take out power plants and other infrastructure. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 This involves taking out a lower-cost, longer-term financial product. — Nathan Mor, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 The attack badly damaged two production lines, taking out about 17% of Qatar’s LNG export capacity. — Spencer Kimball,deena Zaidi, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 The homeowner also told investigators that the Bank of Oklahoma had notified him someone tried to take out a loan against his property. — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for take out

Recent Examples of Synonyms for take out

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
The upheaval Luther helped unleash became the Protestant Reformation, permanently reshaping Christianity and European history.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of unleash

Verb

Witkoff and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy embrace, accompanied by Finnish President Alexander Stubb, left, and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, during their meeting in Oslo on Tuesday.

— Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
The deal accompanied an investment that made the Defense Department the company’s largest shareholder.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of accompany

Verb

Meanwhile, On and Dior have also reportedly removed Chinese promotional content featuring Mbappé, although neither had announced a global termination, according to Chinese news outlet Phoenix.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
That designation was removed last year by an outside counsel.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of remove

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Riehle made it to Broadway in 1986 with a role in the Emily Mann drama Execution of Justice, which centered on the trial of Dan White, who assassinated San Francisco mayor George Moscone and city supervisor Harvey Milk in 1978.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026
Earlier that year, King had been assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of assassinate

Verb

The latest figures, released in April and based mostly on 2024 data, actually reflect a slowdown from earlier jumps.

— Martie Bowser, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
On October 24, 2006, Taylor Swift was released—the debut album by a 16-year-old with blonde curls, cowboy boots, and a special talent for turning heartbreak into hits.

— Ilaria Perrotta, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of release

Verb

The iMac targets general consumers and home-office users, dating way back to the iMac G3 that came in several colors in the early aughts.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026
The arena dates in North America and Europe operates a phone-free policy, and will require attendees to place their smartphones and other recording devices into Yondr pouches provided by venue staff.

— Thomas Smith, Billboard, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of date

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The man fell into a coma and succumbed to the disease on October 9, 2026, after life support was withdrawn.

— Sahas Mehra, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
As joyful crowds took to the streets to celebrate the students' victory on Sunday, some in the crowd stoned the withdrawing police and dismantled a camp used by Vucic loyalists in a park in central Belgrade for more than a year.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of withdraw

Verb

Peltola, during a candidate forum Friday, became emotional speaking about the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people and said additional law enforcement resources are needed.

— Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Peltola, during a candidate forum Friday, became emotional speaking about the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous people and said additional law enforcement resources are needed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026