TAKES IN Synonyms: 147 Similar and Opposite Words

takes in

verb

present tense third-person singular of take in

as in tricks

to cause to believe what is untrue a fellow passenger on the cruise completely took me in when he claimed to be the owner of a major software company

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as in includes

to have as part of a whole this report takes in all the latest information on the subject

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as in houses

to provide with living quarters or shelter took in the stray dog

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Recent Examples of takes in Their flight path described a set of perfect lines, intentionally unlike any shape that precipitation takes in nature. — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026 The reserve takes in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, the Mackenzie Basin, Lake Pukaki and Lake Tekapo. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026 Following a political career spanning five decades, Webster is not seeking re-election as the representative for Florida’s 11th district, which takes in a wide swath of west Central Florida. — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026 Related Stories The selection takes in at least three Indigenous production companies. — John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026 Egg watches a puppet show, goes to some parties, takes in a joust or two, and bonds with his tall new friend and mentor. — James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026 Her video, which now has more than 500,000 views on TikTok, sparked some divided takes in the comments. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026 Newsome takes in Elland Road as an ex-player in the hospitality lounges nowadays, and visits away grounds as a summariser for BBC Radio Leeds. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026 Teller sees himself as a storyteller, and is hoping visitors will vibe with the personal, philosophical and geographical journey he’s traced in the show, which also takes in a sandy spit in western Lithuania, views over the Aegean Sea and side trips to London and Venice. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for takes in

Verb

Cthulhu, who tricks the Minions into releasing his friends from purgatory.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 June 2026
Removing fading flowers and their seed pods tricks the plant to redirect its energy from producing seeds to producing more scapes and flower buds, as well as putting energy into root development and storing energy for the next growing season.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 June 2026

Definition of tricks

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That total includes threats to the hundreds of federal judges around the country, though the nine-member Supreme Court has not been immune.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
The senior-citizen ballers, whose core lineup still incredibly includes Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards, may even take things on the road.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

Definition of includes

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The upper floor houses a food hall selling local specialties like lampredotto (tripe sandwiches) and schiacciata (a Tuscan flatbread).

— Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
Data loss via staff cuts Widespread staff cuts starting in early 2025 across the Department of Health and Human Services, which houses the CDC, crippled much of the agency’s data collection and dissemination.

— John Kubale, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

Definition of houses

Verb

The complaint also claims that the image deceives customers into thinking Lipa has endorsed the product and dilutes her brand identity.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 11 May 2026
The fragmentary Ni 12501 tablet from the Early Dynastic III period of Mesopotamia breaks off when Fox deceives the inhabitants of the netherworld in his quest to retrieve the storm god Ishkur.

— Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025

Definition of deceives

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Ify’s box contains a fake $100 bill, but Catherine decides to keep her box.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Their saliva contains a sugar molecule found in mammalian products that, when introduced to us through their bite, can trigger an allergy to red meat and sometimes dairy.

— Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Definition of contains

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From Honolulu, the nonstop flight accommodates same-day connections to Hawaii’s other islands, the release said.

— Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026
That’s more than any big marathon in the world, yet still accommodates less than 7% of those who want in.

— Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of accommodates

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Graham died Saturday at the age of 71, and a medical examiner's preliminary findings suggested the cause was aortic dissection, which involves a tear in the main artery from the heart.

— Major Garrett, CBS News, 13 July 2026
For reference, multiplying a pair of thousand-digit numbers involves a million single-digit multiplications using the grade-school method but fewer than 57,000 using Karatsuba’s algorithm.

— Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 13 July 2026