Antonyms for takes
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : teyk |
| Phonetic Transcription : teɪk |
- abandon
- abstain
- add
- avoid
- be honest
- be immune
- bore
- cancel
- debt
- depress
- destroy
- direct
- disagree
- disallow
- disbelieve
- discard
- discharge
- discontinue
- discourage
- disenchant
- dislike
- displease
- disregard
- dissuade
- dodge
- drop
- exclude
- fail
- fire
- forfeit
- forget
- free
- give
- give up
- halt
- hate
- hold
- idle
- ignore
- increase
- insert
- keep
- lack
- leave
- let go
- liberate
- loose
- lose
- loss
- lower
- maintain
- misconceive
- misinterpret
- miss
- misunderstand
- need
- neglect
- offer
- overlook
- payment
- prevent
- raise
- receive
- refuse
- reject
- release
- repel
- repulse
- return
- sell
- shun
- spend
- stay
- stop
- surrender
- throw away
- tire
- turn away
- turn off
- unfasten
- want
- weaken
- whole
Definition of takes
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.
- noun profit
- verb get; help oneself to
- verb steal
- verb buy; reserve
- verb endure
- verb consume
- verb accept, adopt; use
- verb understand
- verb win; be successful
- verb carry, transport; accompany
- verb captivate, enchant
- verb require
- verb subtract
- verb cheat, deceive
- verb contract, catch
- It takes a man with some of the brains your pa had to make the game pay now.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- I did hear, too, that she takes a flyer in the Street now and then.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- When a woman loves a fierce man she takes the risk of his fierceness.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- It takes a lifetime, Mr. Vavasor, to learn where to pay our taxes.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- It takes time for anything that has turned bad to lose its good looks.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Will not any Rev. who has a living, say, "Who takes my living takes away my all!"
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 7, May 14, 1870 » by Various
- In the fifth act King Henry takes on the voice and nature of buried Hotspur.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- In the play, as Dr. Brandes sees, Antony takes on something of the "artist-nature."
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- It takes courage to step down from the pinnacle you stood on.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Shakespeare takes this character from the old play, and alters it but very slightly.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
Synonyms for takes
- abduct
- abide
- abstract
- accept
- accommodate
- accroach
- acquire
- admit
- allure
- annex
- apprehend
- appropriate
- arrest
- arrogate
- ask
- assume
- attain
- attend
- attract
- back
- bamboozle
- be aware of
- be efficacious
- be seized
- bear
- bear with
- beat
- become popular
- behave
- believe
- bewitch
- bilk
- book
- booty
- borrow
- brave
- bring
- brook
- buck
- call for
- capture
- carry off
- cart
- carve out
- catch
- catching
- charm
- charter
- choose
- clasp
- clutch
- collar
- collect
- come down with
- commandeer
- compass
- comprehend
- con
- conduct
- confiscate
- consider
- contain
- convey
- convoy
- cozen
- crave
- cull
- cut
- deal with
- decide on
- deduct
- deem
- defraud
- delight
- delight in
- demand
- derive
- devour
- discount
- do
- do the trick
- down
- draw
- draw back
- drink
- drive
- dupe
- earn
- eat
- effect
- elect
- eliminate
- engage
- enjoy
- ensnare
- enter upon
- entertain
- entrap
- escort
- execute
- exercise
- exert
- expect
- experience
- expropriate
- fascinate
- feed
- feed on
- feel
- ferry
- fetch
- fiddle
- filch
- flimflam
- follow
- function
- gain
- gain possession
- gate
- gather
- gather up
- get
- get hold of
- give access
- go
- go through
- go with
- grab
- grasp
- grin and bear it
- grip
- guide
- gull
- gun
- hack
- handle
- hang in
- hang on
- hang tough
- haul
- haul in
- have
- have effect
- heel
- hire
- hold
- holding
- hoodwink
- imagine
- imbibe
- include
- ingest
- inhale
- interpret as
- jag
- journey
- knock off
- know
- lay hold of
- lead
- lease
- let in
- liberate
- lift
- like
- live with
- look upon
- lug
- luxuriate in
- magnetize
- make
- mark
- meal
- misappropriate
- move
- nab
- nail
- necessitate
- need
- nip
- observe
- obtain
- operate
- opt for
- optate
- overtake
- overwhelm
- pack
- part
- partake of
- pay for
- perceive
- perform
- pick
- pick up
- piggyback
- pilot
- pinch
- play
- please
- pluck
- practice
- preempt
- prefer
- prehend
- presume
- prevail
- proceeds
- procure
- pull a fast one
- pull in
- purchase
- purloin
- put in practice
- put up with
- reach
- react
- reap
- receipts
- receive
- reckon
- regard
- relish
- remove
- rent
- return
- returns
- revenue
- ride
- ride out
- rip off
- run off with
- salvage
- schlepp
- secure
- see
- see as
- seize
- select
- sense
- sequester
- serve
- share
- shoulder
- sicken with
- single out
- snag
- snare
- snatch
- snitch
- stand
- stand for
- steer
- stick it out
- stomach
- strike
- submit to
- succeed
- suffer
- suppose
- suspect
- swallow
- swindle
- swipe
- take away
- take for a ride
- take hold of
- take in
- take it
- take it lying down
- take it on the chin
- take off
- take out
- take sick with
- takings
- think
- think of as
- tolerate
- tote
- tour
- treat
- trek
- trick
- triumph
- truck
- undergo
- undertake
- usher
- utilize
- weather
- welcome
- wile
- win
- win favor
- withstand
- work
- yield
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