taking up

The phrase “taking up” has 3 syllables: tak-ing up.

It's pronounced as /ˈteɪ.kɪŋ ʌp/.


What is synonym and antonym for taking up?

In the thesaurus, “taking up” has 9 synonyms and 8 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for taking up

Antonyms for taking up

Example Sentences

  • She is taking up painting as a new hobby.
  • The company is taking up new initiatives to improve employee satisfaction.
  • He is taking up a leadership role in the community organization.
  • They are taking up the challenge of renovating their old house.
  • The school is taking up a collection for charity during the holiday season.

On this page you'll find 17 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to taking up, such as: abandoning, absorbing, adopting, borrowing, descending, drinking, dropping.

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

Related Words

falling in with

  • abiding by
  • accommodate
  • agreeing
  • associating
  • attune
  • bear
  • being friends with
  • bonding
  • bump into
  • coinciding
  • collaborating
  • come across
  • come upon
  • comply
  • concur
  • conform
  • conforming
  • confront
  • connecting
  • contact
  • cooperate
  • coordinate
  • corresponding
  • detect
  • discover
  • encounter
  • enlist
  • enter
  • experience
  • face
  • find
  • fit
  • follow
  • following
  • greet
  • harmonize
  • hooking up
  • identify
  • integrate
  • joining
  • keeping to
  • locate
  • meet
  • messing around
  • mixing
  • notice
  • obeying
  • reconcile
  • recover
  • relating
  • run into
  • running
  • see
  • side with
  • spot
  • strike
  • suffer
  • tailor
  • taking up with
  • traveling
  • travelling
  • turn up
  • uncover
  • unearth
  • yield

taking on

  • adopting
  • borrowing
  • embracing
  • employing
  • encountering
  • facing
  • hiring
  • laying on
  • meeting
  • recruiting
  • taking up

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