takes

The word “takes” has 1 syllable: takes.

It's pronounced as /teɪks/.

What is synonym and antonym for takes?

In the thesaurus, “takes” has 103 synonyms and 91 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for takes

accept
accepts
accommodates
addresses
answers
arrest
ask
back
bears
beat
beats
believes
bring
buys
capture
catches
choose
chooses
collect
conduct
conquers
consider
defeats
destroys
dispatches
do
draw
drive
earn
elects
endures
enjoy
expect
feel
follow
get
gets
go
grab
grasps
grips
handles
has
hauls
have
hold
holds
include
interpretations
kills
know
lead
lift
like
make
manages
manipulates
masters
move
need
needs
negotiates
operates
overcomes
parts
perform
performs
pick
pick up
picks
play
portions
proceeds
purchases
reach
reactions
reacts
receive
receives
remove
requires
responses
see
seize
select
selects
serve
shares
slays
stand
stands
stops
sustains
think
tolerates
treats
variations
wants
welcome
win
work
works
yields

Antonyms for takes

abandon
actions
aggregates
animates
backfires
bans
bars
botches
bungles
comes back
composites
compounds
declines
deductions
delivers
denies
destroy
direct
disagree
disallows
disapproves
disbelieve
discard
discharges
discourage
discredits
dislike
dismisses
disregard
dissuade
drop
drops
effects
exclude
fail
fails
falls
forget
free
frees
fumbles
gains
give
gives
goes down
halt
has
hate
heals
holds
idle
ignore
lack
leave
let go
liberate
liberates
lose
losses
lower
mishandles
misunderstand
need
neglect
offer
opposes
passes
pools
prevent
raises
recovers
refuse
refuses
reject
rejects
release
releases
repudiates
resists
restores
revives
sells
spend
spurns
stop
sums
throw away
totals
turn away
want
weaken

Meanings of takes

noun

The or an act of taking.
Something that is taken; a haul.
An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective.
An approach, a (distinct) treatment.
A scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene.
A recording of a musical performance made during an uninterrupted single recording period.
A visible (facial) response to something, especially something unexpected; a facial gesture in response to an event.
An instance of successful inoculation/vaccination.
A catch of the ball (in cricket, especially one by the wicket-keeper).
The quantity of copy given to a compositor at one time.

verb

To get into one's hands, possession or control, with or without force.
To receive or accept (something) (especially something given or bestowed, awarded, etc).
To remove.
To have sex with.
To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.
To grasp or grip.
To select or choose; to pick.
To adopt (select) as one's own.
To carry or lead (something or someone).
To use as a means of transportation.
To visit; to include in a course of travel.
To obtain for use by payment or lease.
To consume.
To experience, undergo, or endure.
To cause to change to a specified state or condition.
To regard in a specified way.
To conclude or form (a decision or an opinion) in the mind.
To understand (especially in a specified way).
To accept or be given (rightly or wrongly); assume (especially as if by right).
To believe, to accept the statements of.
To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.
To draw, derive, or deduce (a meaning from something).
To derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.
To catch or contract (an illness, etc).
To come upon or catch (in a particular state or situation).
To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.
(of a material) To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc).
(of a ship) To let in (water).
To require.
To proceed to fill.
To fill, to use up (time or space).
To avail oneself of.
To practice; perform; execute; carry out; do.
To assume or perform (a form or role).
To bind oneself by.
To move into.
To go into, through, or along.
To have and use one's recourse to.
To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.
To write down; to get in, or as if in, writing.
To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).
To take a picture, photograph, etc of (a person, scene, etc).
To obtain money from, especially by swindling.
(now chiefly by enrolling in a class or course) To apply oneself to the study of.
To deal with.
To consider in a particular way, or to consider as an example.
To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.
To accept as an input to a relation.
To get or accept (something) into one's possession.
To engage, take hold or have effect.
To become; to be affected in a specified way.
(possibly obsolete) To be able to be accurately or beautifully photographed.
An intensifier.
To deliver, bring, give (something) to (someone).
(obsolete outside dialectal and slang) To give or deliver (a blow, to someone); to strike or hit.

Example Sentences

She takes her coffee black every morning.
It only takes a few minutes to complete the form online.
He takes his responsibilities seriously and always delivers on time.
The train takes passengers to the city center in less than half an hour.
The doctor takes time to listen to his patients' concerns before prescribing any medication.

On this page you'll find 194 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to takes, such as: abandon, accept, accepts, accommodates, actions, addresses, aggregates.

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