Antonyms for taking on
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : teyk |
| Phonetic Transcription : teɪk |
Definition of taking on
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.
- verb assume, accept
- verb compete
- verb challenge, oppose
Synonyms for taking on
- acquire
- add
- address oneself to
- adopt
- agree to do
- annex
- append
- attack
- attempt
- battle
- become
- begin
- brave
- buck
- call out
- come to have
- commence
- confront
- contend
- contest
- dare
- defy
- denounce
- develop
- dispute
- embrace
- employ
- encounter
- endeavor
- engage
- enlist
- enroll
- espouse
- face
- face off
- fight
- go eyeball to eyeball with
- go one on one with
- go toe to toe with
- go up against
- handle
- hang in
- have a go at
- hire
- insist upon
- investigate
- invite competition
- launch
- make a stand
- match
- meet
- object to
- oppose
- pit
- put on
- question
- retain
- set about
- stand up to
- tackle
- take in hand
- take up
- take upon oneself
- throw down the gauntlet
- try
- turn
- undertake
- venture
- vie
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