take up

The phrase “take up” has 2 syllables: take up.

It's pronounced as /teɪk ʌp/.


What is synonym and antonym for take up?

In the thesaurus, “take up” has 9 synonyms and 12 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for take up

Antonyms for take up

  • abandon
  • bear
  • descend
  • drop
  • fall
  • forsake
  • give up
  • lower
  • push
  • relinquish
  • slip
  • surrender

Meanings of take up

  • verb
    1. To pick up.
    2. To begin doing (an activity) on a regular basis.
    3. To address (an issue).
    4. To occupy; to consume (space or time).
    5. To shorten by hemming.
    6. To remove the surface or bed of a road.
    7. (with 'on') To accept (a proposal, offer, request, etc.) from.
    8. To resume.
    9. To implement, to employ, to put into use.
  • noun
    1. The act of taking something up, by tightening, absorption, or reeling in.
    2. (machinery) That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine or loom for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.
    3. Acceptance (of a proposal, offer, request, etc.).

Example Sentences

  • She decided to take up painting as a hobby after retiring from her job.
  • The school offers various clubs for students to take up interests outside of academics.
  • He plans to take up jogging to improve his fitness levels.
  • They encouraged him to take up the offer to study abroad for a semester.
  • After attending a cooking class, she was inspired to take up cooking as a new skill.

On this page you'll find 21 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to take up, such as: abandon, absorb, adopt, bear, borrow, descend, drink.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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fall in with

  • agree
  • associate
  • bond
  • coincide
  • collaborate
  • conform
  • connect
  • consist
  • correspond
  • fit
  • follow
  • join
  • mix
  • obey
  • relate
  • run
  • sort
  • take up with
  • travel

kicked off

  • admit
  • adopt
  • announce
  • appear
  • assume
  • began
  • begin
  • bring in
  • checked out
  • come out
  • commence
  • commenced
  • continue
  • convene
  • dedicate
  • died
  • embrace
  • emerge
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  • fell
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  • happen
  • inaugurate
  • induct
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  • introduce
  • invent
  • launch
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  • meet
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  • offer
  • open
  • opened
  • organize
  • passed away
  • perished
  • pick up
  • plan
  • present
  • propose
  • recommend
  • renew
  • reopen
  • resume
  • rise
  • set
  • set about
  • set up
  • start
  • started
  • stepped out
  • submit
  • suggest
  • tackle
  • take off
  • take up
  • trigger
  • undertake
  • unveil

kicking off

  • admit
  • adopt
  • announce
  • appear
  • assume
  • begin
  • beginning
  • bring in
  • buying it
  • checking out
  • come out
  • commence
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  • convene
  • dedicate
  • dying
  • embrace
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  • kicking in
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  • meet
  • occur
  • offer
  • open
  • opening
  • organize
  • passing away
  • perishing
  • pick up
  • plan
  • present
  • propose
  • recommend
  • renew
  • reopen
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  • rise
  • set
  • set up
  • start
  • starting
  • stepping out
  • submit
  • suggest
  • tackle
  • take off
  • take up
  • trigger
  • undertake
  • unveil

kicks off

  • admit
  • adopt
  • announce
  • appear
  • assume
  • begin
  • begins
  • bring in
  • come out
  • commence
  • commences
  • continue
  • convene
  • dedicate
  • dies
  • embrace
  • emerge
  • enter
  • establish
  • falls
  • found
  • gets going
  • gets off
  • happen
  • inaugurate
  • induct
  • initiate
  • install
  • institute
  • introduce
  • invent
  • kicks in
  • launch
  • meet
  • occur
  • offer
  • open
  • opens
  • organize
  • passes away
  • perishes
  • pick up
  • plan
  • present
  • propose
  • recommend
  • renew
  • reopen
  • resume
  • rise
  • set
  • set up
  • start
  • starts
  • submit
  • suggest
  • tackle
  • take off
  • take up
  • trigger
  • undertake
  • unveil

made a comeback

  • bear
  • bounce back
  • continue
  • convalesce
  • endure
  • exist
  • gain
  • get through
  • get well
  • grow
  • handle
  • heal
  • increase
  • keep
  • last
  • live
  • mend
  • overcome
  • pick up
  • rallied
  • rebound
  • rebounded
  • recover
  • recovered
  • recuperate
  • remain
  • restore
  • revive
  • ride out
  • subsist
  • suffer
  • sustain
  • take up
  • weather
  • withstand

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