Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word



Antonyms for taking out


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : teyk
Phonetic Transcription : teɪk



Definition of taking out

Origin :
  • 1650s, "that which is taken in payment," from take (v.). Sense of "money taken in" by a single performance, etc., is from 1931. Movie-making sense is recorded from 1927. Criminal sense of "money acquired by theft" is from 1888. The verb sense of "to cheat, defraud" is from 1920. On the take "amenable to bribery" is from 1930.
  • As in murder : noun killing
  • As in carnage : noun massacre
  • As in extraction : noun removal from whole; distillation
  • As in incapacitate : verb put out of action
  • As in milk : verb tap; exploit
  • As in murder : verb kill
  • As in nullify : verb cancel, revoke
  • As in obliterate : verb destroy
  • As in abbreviate : verb shorten
  • As in overpower : verb beat; get the upper hand
  • As in abstract : verb take away from
  • As in pull : verb drawing something with force
  • As in release : verb let go, let out
  • As in remove : verb lift or move object; take off, away
  • As in remove : verb do away with; kill
  • As in replace : verb take the place of; put in place of
  • As in sabotage : verb incapacitate, damage
  • As in see : verb accompany, guide
  • As in subtract : verb take away
  • As in supplant : verb displace, replace
  • As in take : verb subtract
  • As in treat : verb pay the bill for someone else
  • As in void : verb nullify, cancel
  • As in wallop : verb beat, hit
  • As in withdraw : verb remove something or someone from situation
  • As in wreck : verb ruin, destroy
  • As in accompany : verb go or be with something
  • As in unpack : verb remove
  • As in cheat : verb defraud, fool
  • As in immobilize : verb disable
  • As in court : verb fawn over, pay attention to
  • As in date : verb see person socially
  • As in demolish : verb destroy; consume
  • As in disable : verb render inoperative; cripple
  • As in dispatch : verb kill
  • As in eliminate : verb remove, throw out
  • As in eradicate : verb destroy; remove
  • As in erase : verb remove; rub out
  • As in escort : verb act as a companion, guard
  • As in expunge : verb destroy, obliterate
  • As in finish : verb defeat; kill
  • As in annihilate : verb destroy completely
  • As in handicap : verb give disadvantage
Example sentences :
  • "I will wait ten minutes for him," said Haley, taking out his watch.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Cherries also may be dried in the sun, first taking out all the stones.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • His action—the taking out of the watch—reminded Hermione of the time.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • Slice four lemons into the cask, taking out all the seeds, and pour the liquor over them, with half a pint of fresh yeast.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • Taking out her handkerchief, the poor woman wiped the tears from her eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks
  • Taking out his pocketknife he neatly snipped one of the small wires.
  • Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
  • There was a tin of tobacco on the table, and, taking out his pipe, he filled it.
  • Extract from : « The Moon and Sixpence » by W. Somerset Maugham
  • By taking out the side-wall we can back the car right up to the bed.
  • Extract from : « Whispering Smith » by Frank H. Spearman
  • I was just thinking of your brother who did not come home, and of your taking out his sword.
  • Extract from : « Gilian The Dreamer » by Neil Munro
  • "I am in no humor to trifle with you," said he, opening a desk, and taking out a cowhide.
  • Extract from : « Breaking Away » by Oliver Optic

Synonyms for taking out

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019