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takes - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: take
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: profit
Synonyms: booty*, catch, catching, cut, gate, haul*, part, proceeds, receipts, return, revenue, share, yield, holding, returns, takings
Antonyms: debt, loss
Main Entry: take
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: get; help oneself to
Synonyms: abduct, accept, acquire, arrest, attain, capture, catch, clasp, clutch, collar*, collect, earn, ensnare, entrap, grab, grasp, grip, handle, have, hold, obtain, overtake, pick up, pull in, reach, reap, receive, secure, seize, snag, snatch, strike, take in, win, carry off, carve out, gain possession, gather up, get hold of, haul in, lay hold of, prehend, take hold of
Antonyms: give, receive
Main Entry: take
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: steal
Synonyms: abduct, abstract, annex, appropriate, arrogate, borrow, commandeer, confiscate, expropriate, filch*, liberate, lift*, misappropriate, nab*, nail*, nip*, pick up, pinch*, pluck, pocket*, preempt, pull in, purloin, rip off*, salvage, seize, sequester, snag, snare, snatch*, snitch*, swipe*, take in, accroach, carry off, haul in, run off with
Antonyms: give, offer
Main Entry: take
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: buy; reserve
Synonyms: book, borrow, charter, choose, cull, derive, draw, elect, engage, gain, get, hire, lease, mark, obtain, pick, prefer, procure, purchase, rent, select, decide on, opt for, optate, pay for, single out
Antonyms: refuse, reject
Main Entry: take
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: endure
Synonyms: abide, accept, accommodate, bear, bear with, brave, brook, contain, go, go through, hack*, hang on*, hang tough*, hold, receive, stand, stand for, stomach, suffer, swallow, take it, tolerate, undergo, weather, welcome, withstand, give access, grin and bear it, hang in, let in, live with, put up with, ride out*, stick it out, submit to, take it lying down, take it on the chin
Antonyms: avoid, discontinue, dodge, refuse, reject, stop
Main Entry: take
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: consume
Synonyms: devour, down, drink, eat, feed, feed on, imbibe, ingest, inhale, meal, swallow, partake of
Antonyms: abstain
Main Entry: take
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: accept, adopt; use
Synonyms: accommodate, admit, appropriate, assume, behave, bring, delight in, do, effect, enjoy, enter upon, execute, exercise, exert, experience, function, have, include, like, make, observe, operate, perform, play, practice, react, receive, relish, sense, serve, take in, treat, undertake, utilize, welcome, work, be aware of, deal with, give access, let in, luxuriate in, put in practice
Antonyms: disallow, refuse, reject
Main Entry: take
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: understand
Synonyms: accept, apprehend, assume, believe, catch, compass, comprehend, consider, deem, expect, experience, feel, follow, gather, grasp, hold, imagine, know, observe, perceive, presume, receive, reckon*, regard, see, sense, suppose, suspect, take in, think, be aware of, interpret as, look upon, see as, think of as
Antonyms: misunderstand, misconceive
Main Entry: take
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: win; be successful
Synonyms: beat, operate, prevail, succeed, triumph, work, be efficacious, do the trick, have effect
Antonyms: fail, lose
Main Entry: take
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: carry, transport; accompany
Synonyms: attend, back, bear, bring, buck, cart, conduct, convey, convoy, drive, escort, ferry, fetch, guide, gun, haul, heel, jag, journey, lead, lug, move, pack, pilot, ride, schlepp*, shoulder, steer, tour, trek, truck, usher, go with, piggyback, tote
Antonyms: hold, keep, maintain
Main Entry: take
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: captivate, enchant
Synonyms: allure, attract, bewitch, charm, delight, draw, entertain, fascinate, magnetize, overwhelm, please, wile, become popular, win favor
Antonyms: repulse, disenchant
Main Entry: take
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: require
Synonyms: ask, call for, crave, demand, necessitate, need
Main Entry: take
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: subtract
Synonyms: deduct, discount, draw back, eliminate, knock off, remove, take off, take away, take out
Antonyms: add
Main Entry: take
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: cheat, deceive
Synonyms: bamboozle*, beat*, bilk, con, cozen, defraud, do*, dupe, fiddle, flimflam*, gull, hoodwink, swindle, trick, pull a fast one, take for a ride
Antonyms: be honest
Main Entry: take
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: contract, catch
Synonyms: come down with*, derive, draw, get, be seized, sicken with, take sick with
Antonyms: be immune
Main Entry: abide
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: submit to, put up with
Synonyms: accept, acknowledge, bear, bear with*, concede, consent, defer, endure, hang tough*, receive, sit tight*, stand, stand for, stomach, suffer, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand, be big about, hang in, hang in there, live with, put up with
Antonyms: despise, dispute, pass, quit, reject, resist, shun
Main Entry: accept
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: receive something given physically
Synonyms: acquire, gain, get, obtain, secure, take, welcome
Notes: accept is 'take or agree to' and except means 'exclude, leave out'
Antonyms: deny, discard, refuse, reject
Main Entry: accept
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: put up with
Synonyms: acknowledge, acquiesce, agree, assent, bear, bear with, bow, capitulate, defer to, don't make waves, don't rock the boat, endure, fit in, go along with, live with, play the game, recognize, respect, sit still for, stand, stand for, stomach, submit to, suffer, swallow, take, tolerate, yield to
Antonyms: demur, disallow, reject
Main Entry: account
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: written description of past events
Synonyms: bulletin, chronicle, detail, explanation, history, make*, narration, narrative, recital, report, run-down, score, story, tab, take, tale, version, ABCs, annal, blow by blow, lowdown, play by play, the picture, the whole picture
Main Entry: acquire
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: obtain or receive
Synonyms: access, achieve, amass, annex, attain, bring in, buy, catch, collect, cop*, corral*, earn, gain, gather, get, grab, have, hustle, land, pick up, procure, promote, rack up*, secure, snag*, take, wangle*, win, get hands on, get hold of, latch onto, lock up, scare up, take possession of
Antonyms: fail, forfeit, forgo, lose, relinquish, surrender, yield
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