taken in

verb

Definition of taken innext
past participle of take in
1
as in deceived
to cause to believe what is untrue a fellow passenger on the cruise completely took me in when he claimed to be the owner of a major software company

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2
as in included
to have as part of a whole this report takes in all the latest information on the subject

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3
as in camped
to provide with living quarters or shelter took in the stray dog

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken in
  1. deceived
  2. included
  3. contained
  4. boarded
  5. housed
  6. sheltered
  7. lodged
Verb
  • Durin the Elder, faced with this dread nightmare, realizes he’s been deceived and takes off the Ring.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Honestly describing the role of AI builds trust and prevents the audience from feeling deceived.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of deceived
Verb
  • That included missing a wide-open man on a would-be TD down the middle of the field.
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Cash provided by investing activities included $235,733 of extension payments made to the trust, $204,460 of reimbursement from the trust of franchise and income tax payments, and cash withdrawn from the trust of $2,653,439 in relation to stock redemptions.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of included
Verb
  • The second app, from the phishing sites people were directed to, contained the live web-app trading platform.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The report found Quan’s system contained a toxic mix of drugs at the time of his death, which included fentanyl, alprazolam, codeine, promethazine and THC.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of contained
Verb
  • Millions of people have boarded the Belle of Louisville in its 110 years.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Charmaine Brown boarded a plane in Charlotte, North Carolina, but was determined to grab merchandise at the official Eras Tour store before checking into her hotel.
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of boarded
Verb
  • Each even comes in a display box similar to what housed those outfits of old.
    René Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Floodwaters have devastated the Biltmore Village, which is where the estate's employees are housed.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of housed
Verb
  • Studies have shown that mail-in voting fraud is rare, even as mail-in voting increased in 2020 to accommodate the millions of Americans sheltered at home during the Covid-19 pandemic.
    Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Several dozen remained sheltered at the university and more were staying with family or friends.
    Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of sheltered
Verb
  • Walking upright slowed the transit of food through the system, meaning that waste material became lodged in the bands of the large intestine, setting the flora of the gut off balance and seeping poison into the rest of the body.
    Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Around the time of her departure, Perrette lodged accusations of an assault or a crime.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of lodged
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Thesaurus Entries Near taken in

taken hold (of)

taken in

taken into account

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