TAKING DOWN Synonyms: 150 Similar and Opposite Words

taking down

verb

present participle of take down

as in humiliating

to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes there's no need to take us down by making fun of our clothes

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as in knocking down

to take apart electricians will take down all the lights for the set after the play has finished its run

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as in recording

to make a written note of took down the customer's contact information

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Recent Examples of taking down The next three games have been very good wins for them, beating Auburn, Arkansas and, last week, taking down Alabama. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 After taking down such accounts, companies would write reports and researchers (including us) would publish analyses to explain the evolving tactics, techniques, and procedures of online influence campaigns. — RenÉe Diresta, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026 Kristoffer Ajer opened the scoring Sunday with a brilliant half volley inside the far corner from the edge of the penalty area after taking down Martin Ødegaard’s free kick to set up the shot in the 36th minute. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026 By nightfall, the protests turned violent, people hurling bricks and taking down the American flag in favor of the Confederate colors. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026 Ashton Jeanty and the Las Vegas Raiders opened their season by taking down the Miami Dolphins 27-13 on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium. — Sam Warren, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026 That means replacing turf, putting down new field markings, taking down the goal posts, cleaning the entire place and the like. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 The hardest physical part was actually taking down the old blinds, which had been screwed tightly into the window frame years prior. — Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Rather than taking down individual videos, the company has largely focused on accounts that post AI slop at scale, attempting to trick users and harvest cheap views for ad revenue. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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Verb

The Iranians are now setting the terms of this conflict and are routinely humiliating the American president.

— Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Instead of demanding personal fealty or humiliating them to assert personal dominance, Lincoln absorbed their egos and occasional slights, elevating their talents and turning his fiercest political adversaries into his most devoted champions.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 24 June 2026

Definition of humiliating

Verb

Last week, Ukraine ran out of Patriot interceptors – one of the few defensive weapons capable of knocking down a ballistic missile – leaving it far more vulnerable to Russian attacks.

— Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
As a nation, the United States is moving toward knocking down longstanding walls separating religion and government, often ruling in favor of expanding the rights of religious groups.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of knocking down

Verb

That gave the team two rookie starters in a home opener for the first time since the NBA began recording starters in 1970-71.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Saadi stayed on call as Rahbani’s in-house bassist, and Rahbani would return the favor by recording Saadi’s personal projects.

— Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of recording

Verb

Instead of discrediting infringement arguments, this year generative AI company Bria launched Fibo, a tool that pays artist royalties to the creators of the original references.

— Rae Witte, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Matthew Cohen—who has also gone by Jason Goose—played his own part in discrediting the files.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of discrediting

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Before the Ernst-May-Gesellschaft volunteers begin dismantling a kitchen, a photographer documents the interior with a fisheye lens while the team measures and sketches the room.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
Instead, the coalition has identified its primary objective as dismantling the system of Velayat-e Faqih (Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist) and liberating the country from its oppression.

— Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of dismantling

Verb

It's been six years since work for many moved home during the Covid-19 pandemic, opening the possibilities of logging hours anytime and anywhere there's Wi-Fi.

— Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
Brady Tkachuk ended his six-game goal-less drought to begin his Florida Panthers career by logging a natural hat trick on Tuesday, scoring three consecutive goals in an eventual 7-3 road win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of logging

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My New York neighbors barely said hello; in Singapore, a stranger would probably politely look away rather than risk embarrassing you.

— Amanda Lee Koe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
After those results went public, embarrassing Muñiz and a few other judges, the Florida Bar stopped conducting surveys and publishing the results … leaving Florida voters with even fewer resources.

— Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of embarrassing

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This handsome volume runs through 90 European venues, breaking down their unique features, acoustic qualities and performance histories (recent and not so).

— Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Yamaguchi prepared each course live, skinning a pike conger or breaking down live lobsters from his perch behind the grill.

— Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Oct. 2026