taken down

verb

Definition of taken downnext
past participle of take down
1
as in humiliated
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes there's no need to take us down by making fun of our clothes

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2
as in knocked down
to take apart electricians will take down all the lights for the set after the play has finished its run

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3
as in noted
to make a written note of took down the customer's contact information

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken down
  1. disconnected
  2. recorded
  3. marked
  4. humbled
  5. dismantled
  6. confused
  7. disassembled
  8. set down
Verb
  • The patient pulled up the leg of his jeans and disconnected his metal ankle prosthesis from the socket.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Human beings walk around the world like we’re disconnected from our bodies.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of disconnected
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  • Deaths have also risen sharply with over 7,700 fatalities recorded in 2024, marking a more than 200 percent increase from last year's 2,467, according to PAHO, while the virus spread to areas previously free of dengue.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Mark Belling's podcast show starts May 1 The new podcast version of Belling's show, recorded under the WISN-AM and iHeart umbrella, will begin May 1.
    Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of recorded
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  • Other rare species reach ages marked in centuries, and each class of animals boasts individuals that are unusually long-lived compared to their peers.
    Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
  • For Gomez, who also delivered the keynote speech, the event marked a first.
    Rachel Marlowe, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of marked
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  • Francis was humbled and gratified by this rare opportunity because there was no way of attending the one in Villavallelonga without an invitation.
    Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
  • While words cannot adequately express our grief, we are humbled by the strength of his family, who stood by his side throughout this unimaginable ordeal.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of humbled
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  • Another fatal flaw of tariffs that undermines their role in bringing back jobs is how they can be dismantled overnight by the next administration.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Army has made a huge splash in their first season in the AAC, running the table in conference play, Army's only blemish this season came against the powerhouse Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who dismantled them 49-14 in a non-conference matchup.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of dismantled
Verb
  • However, the Madea star said his science teacher then asked him about dissecting the animal, which confused a young Perry.
    Nicholas Rice, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Awkwardness is often confused with embarrassment, but the two are different in important ways, and so are their remedies.
    Alexandra Plakias, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024
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  • So popular was the Crystal Palace that, instead of facing demolition after the exhibition ended, it was completely disassembled, moved and rebuilt in Sydenham Hill.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Among the largest in France, its 8,000 pipes, coated in lead dust during the fire, were disassembled, cleaned, and retuned entirely by ear.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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  • Matching interests is closely related to pathos, the appeal to the emotions of the audience, and is one of the three essential elements of persuasion set down by Aristotle over two millennia ago.
    Jerry Weissman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The order’s practices were set down by the first chief steward, Marc Lescarbot, a lawyer and poet in the colony at Port-Royal.
    Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of set down
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