taken

The word “taken” has 2 syllables: tak-en.

It's pronounced as /ˈteɪkən/.

What is synonym and antonym for taken?

In the thesaurus, “taken” has 42 synonyms and 47 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for taken

accepted
accommodated
addressed
beaten
believed
born
bought
carried
chosen
contained
destroyed
endured
fit
fitted
gone
got
gotten
had
handled
held
killed
managed
needed
negotiated
operated
overcome
performed
picked
purchased
received
required
selected
stomached
stood
stopped
swallowed
tolerated
treated
trusted
understood
worked
wrought

Antonyms for taken

animated
backfired
banned
barred
botched
bungled
come back
declined
denied
disallowed
disapproved
discharged
discredited
dismissed
doubted
dropped
fallen
fought
freed
fumbled
gained
given
had
healed
held
liberated
marketed
mishandled
muffed
opposed
passed
questioned
raised
recovered
refused
rejected
released
repudiated
resisted
restored
resurrected
revived
sold
spurned
suspected
turned down
vetoed

Meanings of taken

verb
1. To get into one's hands, possession or control, with or without force.
2. To receive or accept (something) (especially something given or bestowed, awarded, etc).
3. To remove.
4. To have sex with.
5. To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.
6. To grasp or grip.
7. To select or choose; to pick.
8. To adopt (select) as one's own.
9. To carry or lead (something or someone).
10. To use as a means of transportation.
11. To visit; to include in a course of travel.
12. To obtain for use by payment or lease.
13. To consume.
14. To experience, undergo, or endure.
15. To cause to change to a specified state or condition.
16. To regard in a specified way.
17. To conclude or form (a decision or an opinion) in the mind.
18. To understand (especially in a specified way).
19. To accept or be given (rightly or wrongly); assume (especially as if by right).
20. To believe, to accept the statements of.
21. To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.
22. To draw, derive, or deduce (a meaning from something).
23. To derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.
24. To catch or contract (an illness, etc).
25. To come upon or catch (in a particular state or situation).
26. To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.
27. (of a material) To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc).
28. (of a ship) To let in (water).
29. To require.
30. To proceed to fill.
31. To fill, to use up (time or space).
32. To avail oneself of.
33. To practice; perform; execute; carry out; do.
34. To assume or perform (a form or role).
35. To bind oneself by.
36. To move into.
37. To go into, through, or along.
38. To have and use one's recourse to.
39. To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.
40. To write down; to get in, or as if in, writing.
41. To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).
42. To take a picture, photograph, etc of (a person, scene, etc).
43. To obtain money from, especially by swindling.
44. (now chiefly by enrolling in a class or course) To apply oneself to the study of.
45. To deal with.
46. To consider in a particular way, or to consider as an example.
47. To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.
48. To accept as an input to a relation.
49. To get or accept (something) into one's possession.
50. To engage, take hold or have effect.
51. To become; to be affected in a specified way.
52. (possibly obsolete) To be able to be accurately or beautifully photographed.
53. An intensifier.
54. To deliver, bring, give (something) to (someone).
55. (obsolete outside dialectal and slang) To give or deliver (a blow, to someone); to strike or hit.
adjective
1. Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.
2. In a serious romantic relationship.

Example Sentences

She has taken up painting as a hobby.
The company has taken measures to improve employee satisfaction.
I have taken the liberty of booking a table for us tonight.
The police have taken the suspect into custody for questioning.
We have taken your feedback into consideration for the new design.

On this page you'll find 89 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to taken, such as: accepted, accommodated, addressed, animated, backfired, banned, barred.

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