TAKEDOWN Synonyms: 149 Similar and Opposite Words

take down

verb

Definition of take down

as in to humiliate

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 to knock 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 to record

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

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Recent Examples of take down In the first season finale, Kim makes a deal with Lee Dong-kyu, a new and enigmatic character who agrees to take down Juhak Construction for our protagonist. — Kayti Burt, Time, 27 July 2026 List every dependency where one isolated failure could take down everything downstream. — Nilton Bernini, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 On Saturday, a reportedly higher-quality version of the movie was also making its rounds on X, collecting millions of views and thousands of reposts before it was taken down and the account was suspended. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 26 July 2026 Bouda, who starred at Stanford from 2019-2021, earned the penalty kick after being taken down in the box by Marcinkowski. — Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for take down

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Rudi Garcia then arguably drew up the game plan of the tournament, leaving Lukaku, Kevin De Bruyne and Jeremy Doku out of his starting XI and still managing to humiliate the hosts.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026
The Fijians were tough and clinical in a huge turnaround from last weekend when they were humiliated by England 73-8 in Liverpool.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026

Definition of humiliate

Verb

When the opportunity arrives, Graves always seems to be in the correct position to knock down an open 3-pointer, deflect an opponent’s pass, grab a loose ball or snag a rebound.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 27 July 2026
With this World Cup and its even bigger numbers, overwhelming media coverage and an American team that actually came with expectations, doors were knocked down.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of knock down

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Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, 19, admitted to licking the straw and returning it to the vending machine while recording the act for his online followers.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Goalkeeper Sandy MacIver made four saves and recorded her eighth clean sheet of the season for the Spirit (11-3-3).

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026

Definition of record

Verb

Those looking to discredit Fauci will surely make hay of these journal entries, which run from December 2019 to December 2022.

— Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
But questions about the former official’s notes may be intended to do more than shed light on the pandemic’s origins or discredit Fauci’s work.

— Helen Branswell, STAT, 28 July 2026

Definition of discredit

Verb

In Cairo, two Egyptian sources said Hamas had agreed to several contentious points, including the handover of weapons, but had requested changes regarding the definition of the infrastructure to be dismantled, adding more talks were underway.

— Reuters, NBC news, 31 July 2026
Rather than incurring the massive capital expense and regulatory hurdles of dismantling old turbines and building new ones from scratch, energy companies can simply strengthen their current infrastructure.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026

Definition of dismantle

Verb

The wallet itself runs checks against counterparties, enforces spending rules, and logs every interaction, effectively preventing the agent from acting outside approved parameters.

— Aaron Stanley, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
As part of the new plan, Corinaldesi expects LuisaViaRoma’s business to log sales of between 120 million and 140 million euros in 2027, its first full year under the new ownership.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 July 2026

Definition of log

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That isn’t enough to humble our black-eyed lout, but spending a few months as a dishwasher at The Flagship in exchange for getting to sleep on the head chef’s hammock soon will.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 July 2026
So far, the process of sourcing a new Italy coach has been humbling.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 28 July 2026

Definition of humble

Verb

Embraced by a number of celebrities since its debut, the silhouette might present a bit of an optical illusion upon first glance, appearing as if two sides of the pump are disconnected in the front.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
In her experience, disengagement is usually the result of people feeling unheard, undervalued or disconnected from the purpose behind their work.

— Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of disconnect

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