1
as in to unleash
to find emotional release for
he took out his frustrations by splitting a cord of firewood
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
3
as in to remove
to take away from a place or position
the airline passenger took his laptop computer out of its carrying case
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
4
as in to assassinate
to put to death deliberately
the rumor is that the CIA is planning to take him out before he can seize control of the country
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of take out
Prescott was taken out with the Cowboys trailing 27-13.
—
Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Todd Phillips has a punchline for how theaters can combat the rise of streaming: take out the pre-movie ads.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024
As the title indicates, the story centers around Hit-Monkey (Fred Tatasciore), a snow monkey intent on taking out the Tokyo underworld with the help of his mentor, Bryce Fowler (Jason Sudeikis).
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Public comment at times grew hostile, as parents and aldermen brought up the background of Rev. Johnson and accused several of the new board members of being involved in the mayor’s plans to disrupt the school board to push his agenda to take out a loan.
—Sarah MacAraeg, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for take out 
Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Todd Phillips has a punchline for how theaters can combat the rise of streaming: take out the pre-movie ads.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024
As the title indicates, the story centers around Hit-Monkey (Fred Tatasciore), a snow monkey intent on taking out the Tokyo underworld with the help of his mentor, Bryce Fowler (Jason Sudeikis).
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Public comment at times grew hostile, as parents and aldermen brought up the background of Rev. Johnson and accused several of the new board members of being involved in the mayor’s plans to disrupt the school board to push his agenda to take out a loan.
—Sarah MacAraeg, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for take out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for take out
Verb
-
Thus, we are dropped into Numidia, a colony in Northern Africa circa 196 A.D., where a young man named Lucius (Paul Mescal) is about to unleash hell on the Roman navy.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
-
The storm system unleashed winds the night before that left two people dead and hundreds of thousands without power in Washington state.Greg McKenna, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
-
Occupation, along with the repression and hardship that accompanied it, rallied new recruits to Hezbollah and other Lebanese armed political parties’ ranks.Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
-
Perimenopausal symptoms begin when women reach their 40s, triggered by hormonal fluctuations and accompanied by irregular periods, brain fog, insomnia and hair loss.Akshay Syal, M.D., NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
Verb
-
Next week: Mesa Ridge at Montrose, TBA No. 3 Pueblo West beat No. 19 Golden, 49-7: Two weeks removed from their first loss of the season, the Cyclones ended a streak of three straight Round of 16 exits with a rout of Golden.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
-
Teams had to shore up the structure in the efforts to reach him and he wasn't removed until a little after midnight, O’Neill said.Doha Madani, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Verb
-
Musawi was the Party’s second secretary-general, until he was assassinated by Israel, in 1992.Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
-
Last week, an Iranian asset was charged with attempting to assassinate President-elect Trump.Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2024
Verb
-
There are vague references to Wyler’s work in Kabul and Beirut and her concerns for Afghan women after the U.S. withdrew from the country.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
-
The day after the deal, the United States government offered to withdraw sanctions on Venezuelan oil, gas, sovereign bonds and gold.Tirana Hassan, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Verb
-
Portrait of an Indigenous Womxn [Removed] commemorated murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
-
The onetime president pretended to be murdered in a 1963 homemade spy movie.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 20 Nov. 2024
Verb
-
Democrat Josh Harder is heading back to the U.S. House following his defeat of Republican Kevin Lincoln in California’s 9th Congressional District, according to election results released Friday.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
-
The Los Angeles County registrar did not update results over the weekend — the last tally there was released at 5 p.m. on Friday — but Tran is leading there with 56.26% of the vote.Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
Verb
-
Whether or not the 4B movement will have a major impact on American dating culture remains to be seen.Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
-
Swift, who started dating Kelce in 2023, continues to balance supporting her boyfriend and performing on the ongoing Eras Tour, which is winding down next month.Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Thesaurus Entries Near take out
Cite this Entry
“Take out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20out. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share