TAKEOUT Synonyms: 140 Similar and Opposite Words

take out

verb

Definition of take out

as in to unleash

to find emotional release for he took out his frustrations by splitting a cord of firewood

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as in to accompany

to go on a social engagement with she'd like to take the new boy out to the movies sometime

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as in to remove

to take away from a place or position the airline passenger took his laptop computer out of its carrying case

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as in to assassinate

to put to death deliberately the rumor is that the CIA is planning to take him out before he can seize control of the country

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Recent Examples of take out When a tragic event makes her hell-bent for revenge, Jackie determines to take out the Demons one by one, unleashing her old killer instincts. — John Hopewell, Variety, 28 July 2026 They’ll also be taken out for activities like bowling, golfing, or an escape room. — Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026 Defense attorneys maintained that the messages were taken out of context. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026 From the restraining order Ian took out against Hadley months before the harassing emails began to the not one, but two pregnancies Angela allegedly faked, here are eight disturbing details A Toxic Love Story left out. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for take out

Recent Examples of Synonyms for take out

Verb

ExxonMobil and Chevron, the two biggest US oil companies, reported gangbusters profits on Friday driven by the spike in global oil prices unleashed by the US-Iran war.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Denver Post via Getty Images On the night of July 31st, 1976, Colorado's monsoon season unleashed a torrential burst of rain from a nearly stationary thunderstorms across the Big Thompson Canyon between Estes Park and Loveland.

— Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of unleash

Verb

Utah prosecutors are turning up the heat on Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk, arguing that the evidence against him easily meets the standard required to send the case to trial.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
In the days after the Zacatecas slayings, a mayor was assassinated in his office in the central state of Morelos and a journalist was shot dead in Oaxaca, in the south.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of assassinate

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The most recent National Climate Assessment, released by the federal government in 2023, warned most of Georgia will likely see between 10 and 40 more days with temperatures of at least 95 degrees by midcentury.

— Drew Kann, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
He was detained, questioned and later released by authorities that same day.

— Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of release

Verb

But instead of gossiping about who’s dating whom, collaborators batted around their pasts and infused the darkly comedic anthology series with themes of samsara and the Jungian Shadow.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Rollison’s criminal history in Florida dates to the early 1980s and includes past convictions of arson, grand theft and burglary, among others, Gianino said.

— Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of date

Verb

The entire act of murdering the Dama encapsulates so many aspects of Negan’s character.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
Scott was murdered in front of the building that houses the Bereshit Lifestyle Center, where Elizabeth Baron, 27, went into cardiac arrest just the day before after being injected with NAD+, a trendy anti-aging treatment.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026