takes up with

The phrase “takes up with” has 3 syllables: takes up with.

It's pronounced as /teɪks ʌp wɪθ/.


What is synonym and antonym for takes up with?

In the thesaurus, “takes up with” has 22 synonyms and 9 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for takes up with

  • accompany
  • advise
  • associates
  • bonds
  • collaborates
  • companies
  • connects
  • cooperate
  • enlist
  • enter
  • falls in with
  • follow
  • join
  • joins
  • mix
  • mixes
  • patronize
  • relates
  • runs
  • side with
  • sorts
  • travels

Antonyms for takes up with

  • avoid
  • avoids
  • divide
  • leave
  • separate
  • shun
  • shuns
  • stop
  • withdraw

Example Sentences

  • After moving to the city, she takes up with a new group of friends who share her interests.
  • He often takes up with controversial ideas that challenge the status quo.
  • In the novel, the protagonist takes up with a mysterious stranger who changes his life.
  • She takes up with the wrong crowd and ends up in trouble.
  • Whenever he feels lonely, he takes up with people who aren't good for him.

On this page you'll find 31 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to takes up with, such as: accompany, advise, associates, avoid, avoids, bonds, collaborates.

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

Related Words

falls in with

  • accommodate
  • agrees
  • associates
  • attune
  • bear
  • bonds
  • bump into
  • coincides
  • collaborates
  • come across
  • come upon
  • comply
  • concur
  • conform
  • conforms
  • confront
  • connects
  • consists
  • contact
  • cooperate
  • coordinate
  • corresponds
  • detect
  • discover
  • encounter
  • enlist
  • enter
  • experience
  • face
  • find
  • fit
  • fits
  • follow
  • follows
  • greet
  • harmonize
  • identify
  • integrate
  • joins
  • locate
  • meet
  • mixes
  • notice
  • obeys
  • reconcile
  • recover
  • run into
  • runs
  • see
  • side with
  • spot
  • strike
  • suffer
  • tailor
  • takes up with
  • travels
  • turn up
  • uncover
  • unearth
  • yield

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