take in

The phrase “take in” has 2 syllables: take in

It's pronounced as /teɪk ɪn/


What is synonym and antonym for take in?

In the thesaurus, “take in” has 158 synonyms and 45 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for take in along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for take in

  • absorb
  • accommodate
  • accomplishment
  • admit
  • antic
  • artifice
  • assimilate
  • bamboozle
  • barrack
  • beguile
  • bestow
  • betray
  • bilk
  • billet
  • bivouac
  • bleed
  • bluff
  • board
  • bracket
  • buffalo
  • bunk
  • burn
  • camp
  • caper
  • carry
  • catch
  • chamber
  • cheat
  • chisel
  • compose
  • comprehend
  • comprise
  • con
  • constitute
  • contain
  • cozen
  • deceive
  • deception
  • defraud
  • delude
  • device
  • diddle
  • digest
  • do
  • do a number on
  • dodge
  • domicile
  • double-cross
  • dupe
  • embody
  • embrace
  • encamp
  • encompass
  • ensconce
  • entail
  • escapade
  • euchre
  • fake out
  • feat
  • feint
  • fleece
  • flimflam
  • fool
  • form
  • four-flush
  • frolic
  • funny business
  • gaff
  • gag
  • gambol
  • gammon
  • get
  • gimmick
  • grasp
  • gull
  • harbor
  • have
  • have on
  • hoax
  • hold
  • home
  • hoodwink
  • hornswoggle
  • house
  • humbug
  • hustle
  • imposture
  • include
  • incorporate
  • integrate
  • involve
  • jape
  • jest
  • jig
  • juggle
  • kid
  • lark
  • lead one down the garden path
  • lead one up the garden path
  • lie
  • lodge
  • make
  • maneuver
  • misguide
  • misinform
  • mislead
  • monkeyshine
  • mulct
  • number
  • own
  • perceive
  • ploy
  • possess
  • practical joke
  • pull wool over eyes
  • put on
  • put up
  • put-on
  • quarter
  • receive
  • roof
  • rook
  • room
  • roost
  • ruse
  • savvy
  • secure
  • see
  • shed
  • shelter
  • shenanigan
  • shortchange
  • skin
  • sleight
  • sleight of hand
  • snooker
  • snow
  • soak up
  • spoof
  • sport
  • squeeze
  • stable
  • stick
  • sting
  • stratagem
  • string along
  • stunt
  • subsume
  • subterfuge
  • suck in
  • sucker
  • swindle
  • take
  • tease
  • tent
  • tomfoolery
  • trick
  • wile

Antonyms for take in

  • ban
  • bar
  • debar
  • debunk
  • deny
  • disabuse
  • disclose
  • disenchant
  • disillusion
  • divulge
  • eject
  • eliminate
  • evict
  • except
  • exclude
  • expose
  • failure
  • frankness
  • honesty
  • honor
  • lose
  • misconceive
  • mislay
  • misplace
  • miss out
  • misunderstand
  • omit
  • openness
  • preclude
  • prevent
  • prohibit
  • reality
  • refuse
  • reject
  • reveal
  • rule out
  • show up
  • tell
  • truth
  • truthfulness
  • uncloak
  • uncover
  • undeceive
  • unmask
  • unveil

Meanings of take in

  • verb
    1. To absorb or comprehend.
    2. To allow a person or an animal to live in one's home.
    3. To receive (goods) into one's home for the purpose of processing for a fee.
    4. To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller.
    5. To attend a showing of.
    6. To deceive; to hoodwink.
    7. To tighten (a belaying rope). (Also take up.).
    8. To subscribe to home delivery of.

Example Sentences

  • As we walked through the city, we stopped to take in the breathtaking view from the top of the hill.
  • The tour guide encouraged us to take in the history of the ancient ruins before us.
  • She needed a moment to take in the shocking news before she could respond.
  • It's important to take in feedback from others to improve our work.
  • He paused to take in the beauty of the sunset, appreciating the colors in the sky.

On this page you'll find 203 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to take in, such as: absorb, accommodate, accomplishment, admit, antic, artifice, assimilate.

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Related Words

absorb

  • abate
  • abide
  • accept
  • acculturate
  • accustom
  • acquiesce
  • allow
  • allure
  • amalgamate
  • assimilate
  • attract
  • bankrupt
  • bear
  • beguile
  • bemuse
  • bewitch
  • bide
  • blend
  • blot
  • blow
  • brook
  • burn
  • busy
  • capitulate
  • captivate
  • catch up
  • charm
  • co-opt
  • combine
  • commingle
  • comprehend
  • concern
  • condition
  • consume
  • countenance
  • cripple
  • de-escalate
  • debilitate
  • decrease
  • deplete
  • devour
  • digest
  • diminish
  • disable
  • dissipate
  • distract
  • downsize
  • drain
  • draw down
  • drink
  • drink in
  • dry up
  • dwindle
  • eat
  • embody
  • employ
  • empty
  • enchant
  • enculturate
  • endure
  • enfeeble
  • engage
  • engross
  • enthral
  • enthrall
  • enwrap
  • exhaust
  • expend
  • fascinate
  • fill
  • follow
  • fuse
  • get
  • get into
  • go
  • grasp
  • grip
  • gulp
  • guzzle
  • habituate
  • hack
  • handle
  • hog
  • hold
  • hypnotize
  • imbibe
  • immerse
  • impoverish
  • incorporate
  • ingest
  • ingurgitate
  • integrate
  • interest
  • intermingle
  • intrigue
  • involve
  • latch onto
  • lavish
  • learn
  • lessen
  • live with
  • lower
  • meet
  • merge
  • mesmerize
  • mingle
  • misspend
  • monopolize
  • naturalize
  • obsess
  • occupy
  • osmose
  • permit
  • play out
  • pocket
  • preoccupy
  • quaff
  • reduce
  • respect
  • rivet
  • run out of
  • run through
  • sap
  • sense
  • sip
  • slurp
  • soak up
  • sop up
  • spend
  • sponge
  • sponge up
  • squander
  • stand
  • stand for
  • stick out
  • stomach
  • suck in
  • suffer
  • support
  • sustain
  • swallow
  • sweat out
  • swig
  • swill
  • take
  • take in
  • take up
  • throw away
  • tolerate
  • tough it out
  • undermine
  • understand
  • use
  • use up
  • waste
  • weaken
  • wear

accommodate

  • abet
  • acclimate
  • acclimatize
  • accord
  • accustom
  • acquaint
  • adapt
  • adjust
  • afford
  • agree
  • aid
  • align
  • aline
  • alter
  • appease
  • arrange
  • array
  • assist
  • attend
  • attune
  • avail
  • balance
  • barrack
  • bend
  • bend over backwards
  • benefit
  • bestow
  • billet
  • bivouac
  • blend
  • board
  • bow
  • bunk
  • camp
  • carry
  • chamber
  • coddle
  • combine
  • comfort
  • comply
  • compose
  • conciliate
  • condition
  • conform
  • connect
  • contain
  • convenience
  • convert
  • coordinate
  • correct
  • correlate
  • correspond
  • customize
  • defer
  • delight
  • doctor
  • domicile
  • dovetail
  • edit
  • encamp
  • enclose
  • encompass
  • enfold
  • ensconce
  • entertain
  • equalize
  • equip
  • establish
  • even
  • familiarize
  • fashion
  • favor
  • fine-tune
  • fit
  • furnish
  • fuse
  • gear
  • gladden
  • go by the book
  • go with the flow
  • gratify
  • habilitate
  • habituate
  • harbor
  • harden
  • harmonize
  • help
  • hold
  • home
  • house
  • humor
  • inclose
  • indulge
  • integrate
  • inure
  • join
  • key
  • lodge
  • make consistent
  • make over
  • match
  • merge
  • model
  • modify
  • mollify
  • mollycoddle
  • naturalize
  • oblige
  • orchestrate
  • order
  • orient
  • orientate
  • pacify
  • pair
  • pamper
  • pattern
  • phase
  • placate
  • play the game
  • please
  • prepare
  • prime
  • proportion
  • provide
  • put
  • put up
  • quarter
  • readapt
  • readjust
  • ready
  • recast
  • receive
  • reclaim
  • reconcile
  • recycle
  • redesign
  • redevelop
  • redo
  • reengineer
  • refashion
  • refigure
  • refit
  • refocus
  • register
  • regularize
  • regulate
  • rehearse
  • reinvent
  • rejigger
  • relieve
  • remake
  • remodel
  • rent
  • revamp
  • revise
  • rework
  • rig
  • roof
  • room
  • roost
  • root
  • satisfy
  • season
  • seat
  • secure
  • serve
  • settle
  • shape
  • shape up
  • shed
  • shelter
  • square
  • stable
  • standardize
  • submit
  • succor
  • suit
  • supply
  • support
  • sustain
  • synchronize
  • synthesize
  • tailor
  • tailor-make
  • take
  • take in
  • tent
  • toughen
  • train
  • transform
  • tune
  • unify
  • unite
  • welcome
  • yield

accommodates

  • abets
  • acclimates
  • acclimatizes
  • accord
  • accustom
  • accustoms
  • acquaints
  • adapt
  • adapts
  • adjust
  • adjusts
  • afford
  • agree
  • aid
  • aids
  • aligns
  • alines
  • alters
  • appeases
  • arrange
  • arranges
  • arrays
  • assist
  • assists
  • attends
  • attune
  • attunes
  • avail
  • balances
  • barracks
  • bend over backwards
  • bends
  • benefit
  • bestows
  • billets
  • bivouacs
  • blends
  • board
  • boards
  • bow
  • bunks
  • camps
  • carries
  • chambers
  • coddles
  • combines
  • comfort
  • comforts
  • comply
  • compose
  • conciliates
  • conditions
  • conform
  • conforms
  • connects
  • contain
  • contains
  • convenience
  • converts
  • coordinate
  • coordinates
  • corrects
  • correlates
  • correspond
  • customizes
  • defer
  • delights
  • doctors
  • domicile
  • domiciles
  • dovetails
  • edits
  • encamps
  • encloses
  • encompasses
  • enfolds
  • ensconces
  • entertain
  • equalizes
  • equips
  • establishes
  • evens
  • familiarizes
  • fashions
  • favor
  • favors
  • fine-tunes
  • fit
  • fits
  • furnish
  • fuses
  • gears
  • gladdens
  • go by the book
  • go with the flow
  • gratifies
  • gratify
  • habilitates
  • habituates
  • harbor
  • harbors
  • hardens
  • harmonize
  • harmonizes
  • help
  • helps
  • hold
  • holds
  • homes
  • house
  • houses
  • humor
  • humors
  • incloses
  • indulge
  • indulges
  • integrate
  • integrates
  • inures
  • joins
  • keys
  • lodges
  • make consistent
  • makes over
  • matches
  • merges
  • models
  • modifies
  • modify
  • mollifies
  • mollycoddles
  • naturalizes
  • oblige
  • obliges
  • orchestrates
  • orders
  • orientates
  • orients
  • pacifies
  • pairs
  • pamper
  • pampers
  • patterns
  • phases
  • placates
  • play the game
  • please
  • pleases
  • prepares
  • primes
  • proportion
  • proportions
  • provide
  • put up
  • puts
  • puts up
  • quarter
  • quarters
  • readapts
  • readies
  • readjusts
  • recasts
  • receive
  • reclaims
  • reconcile
  • reconciles
  • recycles
  • redesigns
  • redevelops
  • redoes
  • reengineers
  • refashions
  • refigures
  • refits
  • refocuses
  • registers
  • regularizes
  • regulates
  • rehearses
  • reinvents
  • rejiggers
  • relieves
  • remakes
  • remodels
  • rent
  • revamps
  • revises
  • reworks
  • rigs
  • roofs
  • rooms
  • roosts
  • roots
  • satisfies
  • seasons
  • seats
  • secures
  • serve
  • settle
  • settles
  • shape up
  • shapes
  • sheds
  • shelter
  • shelters
  • squares
  • stables
  • standardizes
  • submit
  • succors
  • suit
  • suits
  • supply
  • support
  • supports
  • sustain
  • synchronizes
  • synthesizes
  • tailor
  • tailor-make
  • tailors
  • take in
  • takes
  • takes in
  • tents
  • toughens
  • trains
  • transforms
  • tune
  • tunes
  • unifies
  • unites
  • welcome
  • yield

baffle

  • abash
  • addle
  • agitate
  • amaze
  • arrest
  • astound
  • avert
  • balk
  • bamboozle
  • bar
  • barricade
  • beat
  • befog
  • befuddle
  • beguile
  • bemuse
  • bewilder
  • block
  • bother
  • buffalo
  • buffer
  • bumper
  • chagrin
  • check
  • checkmate
  • circumvent
  • clog
  • cocoon
  • confound
  • confuse
  • conquer
  • cordon
  • counteract
  • cozen
  • cushion
  • cushioning
  • dash
  • daze
  • deceive
  • defeat
  • delude
  • disappoint
  • discombobulate
  • discomfit
  • discomfort
  • discompose
  • disconcert
  • discountenance
  • dismay
  • disorient
  • disquiet
  • distress
  • disturb
  • dumbfound
  • dupe
  • elude
  • embarrass
  • encumber
  • faze
  • fender
  • fetter
  • floor
  • flummox
  • fluster
  • foil
  • fool
  • forestall
  • fox
  • frustrate
  • fuddle
  • get
  • gravel
  • gull
  • halt
  • hamper
  • handicap
  • hinder
  • hoax
  • hobble
  • hold back
  • hoodwink
  • humbug
  • impede
  • inhibit
  • manacle
  • maze
  • misguide
  • mislead
  • mix up
  • mortify
  • muddle
  • muddy
  • muffler
  • mystify
  • negate
  • neutralize
  • nonplus
  • nullify
  • obstruct
  • obviate
  • offset
  • overcome
  • pad
  • padding
  • perplex
  • perturb
  • pose
  • preclude
  • prevent
  • puzzle
  • rattle
  • ruin
  • safeguard
  • set back
  • shackle
  • shield
  • short-circuit
  • snow
  • stall
  • stick
  • stop
  • string along
  • stump
  • stun
  • take in
  • throw
  • thwart
  • tie up
  • trammel
  • trick
  • unhinge
  • unsettle
  • upset
  • vex
  • weird out

bamboozle

  • abash
  • addle
  • agitate
  • baffle
  • beat
  • befog
  • befuddle
  • beguile
  • bemuse
  • bewilder
  • bilk
  • bleed
  • bluff
  • bother
  • buffalo
  • burn
  • catch
  • chagrin
  • cheat
  • chisel
  • con
  • confound
  • confuse
  • cozen
  • deceive
  • defraud
  • delude
  • diddle
  • discombobulate
  • discomfit
  • discomfort
  • discompose
  • disconcert
  • discountenance
  • dismay
  • disorient
  • disquiet
  • distress
  • disturb
  • do a number on
  • dupe
  • embarrass
  • euchre
  • fake out
  • faze
  • fleece
  • flimflam
  • flummox
  • fluster
  • fool
  • fox
  • fuddle
  • gaff
  • gammon
  • get
  • gravel
  • gull
  • have
  • have on
  • hoax
  • hoodwink
  • hornswoggle
  • humbug
  • hustle
  • juggle
  • kid
  • lead one down the garden path
  • lead one up the garden path
  • maze
  • misguide
  • misinform
  • mislead
  • mortify
  • muddle
  • muddy
  • mulct
  • mystify
  • nonplus
  • perplex
  • perturb
  • pose
  • put on
  • puzzle
  • rattle
  • rook
  • shortchange
  • skin
  • snooker
  • snow
  • spoof
  • squeeze
  • stick
  • sting
  • string along
  • stump
  • stun
  • suck in
  • sucker
  • swindle
  • take in
  • tease
  • trick
  • unhinge
  • unsettle
  • upset
  • vex
  • weird out

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