TAKING OVER Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

taking over

verb

present participle of take over

as in substituting

to serve as a replacement usually for a time only I'll take over for her until she gets back from her morning break

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as in assuming

to take to or upon oneself took over the responsibility of caring for the animals

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as in seizing

to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right students protesting the war took over the college's radio station

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Recent Examples of taking over But the state sued to stop the district from taking over, and a court sided with the state late in 2024. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 The Stomping Ground has a chance to double its capacity and greatly expand its dining area by taking over a vacant space next door. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026 The release noted that Missouri Department of Transportation and police were taking over the incident less than 50 minutes after the initial call. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 Marcus Freeman is 49-13 overall as the head coach of Notre Dame since taking over the Fighting Irish at the end of the 2021 season. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Based on my research, Texas taking over school districts is not always helping the students there. — Daniel H. Robinson, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026 Paramount is taking over the Bay Theater, the long-shuttered cinema at Palisades Village formerly leased by Netflix, adding to a wave of revivals of dormant movie theaters across Los Angeles. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026 Along with first-run movies and classics, the Bay will host special screenings and immersive theatrical experiences, said Paramount, which is taking over the theater formerly operated by Netflix and Cinepolis before that. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 The county’s options for the facility range from holding Discovery Place in default and taking over the nature museum to accepting Discovery Place’s terms and giving the organization decades to repay the debt, staff said. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026

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His reverence for her motherhood — which the film avoids asking her about, substituting discussion with endless visuals of her breastfeeding and swinging her children through the waves — echoes the themes of season one.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Instead, Brammall and Dyer came close to substituting Colin with an elderly lady, before reverting to their original premise.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of substituting

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Thinking that writing code was the only bottleneck for deploying new software is like the Titanic seeing the tip of the iceberg and assuming there was nothing underneath it.

— Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2026
Catoir warns against assuming that digital natives will naturally be equipped to work with AI.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of assuming

Verb

The attack ads that exaggerate and lie about their opponents, without mentioning their myopic support for their dear leader whose baggage has destroyed America’s standing in the world, are astounding.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026
In IconArrows pointing outwards Procter & Gamble has long been the class of the consumer-products industry, standing in for quality management in the way Pampers are synonymous with diapers.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of standing in

Verb

There are fewer excuses for accepting compromises than there used to be.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026
An Eagle man charged with animal cruelty in the shooting deaths of two caged cats was ordered to serve a total of 14 days in jail after accepting a plea deal in August, according to court records.

— Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of accepting

Verb

As case counts surged in the initial months of the outbreak, population and demographic data revealed who was shouldering the greatest burdens.

— Julie Morita, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
But with Miami-Dade shouldering most of the long-term costs, Levine Cava’s support is a vital piece of the political puzzle Brightline and its allies are trying to assemble to make the project a reality.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of shouldering

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