Synonyms of takes over

takes over

verb

present tense third-person singular of take over

1

as in substitutes

to serve as a replacement usually for a time only

I'll take over for her until she gets back from her morning break

Synonyms & Similar Words

• substitutes
• stands in
• fills in
• covers
• spells
• steps in
• subs
• pinch-hits
• doubles (as)
• relieves
• understudies

2

as in shoulders

to take to or upon oneself

took over the responsibility of caring for the animals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shoulders
• assumes
• accepts
• bears
• undertakes
• embraces
• takes up
• stands by
• adopts
• advocates
• upholds
• endorses
• supports
• champions
• indorses
• backs
• consents
• agrees
• reaccepts
• espouses
• accedes
• acquiesces
• assents
• reassumes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• takes back
• disclaims
• refuses
• turns down
• withdraws
• repudiates
• disavows
• retracts
• rejects
• disowns
• renounces
• abstains (from)
• declines
• refrains (from)
• recants
• abjures
• avoids
• spurns
• gives up
• unsays
• bypasses
• backs off
• abandons
• detours
• relinquishes
• backs down
• forsakes
• surrenders
• forbears
• abnegates
• backtracks

3

as in seizes

to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right

students protesting the war took over the college's radio station

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seizes
• grabs
• converts
• steals
• confiscates
• usurps
• occupies
• pirates
• claims
• annexes
• assumes
• commandeers
• appropriates
• preempts
• invades
• arrogates
• snatches
• expropriates
• presses
• loots
• attaches
• repossesses
• impounds
• grasps
• encroaches
• sequesters
• despoils
• collars
• infringes
• trespasses
• peculates
• preoccupies
• pillages
• wrenches
• misapplies
• embezzles
• misuses
• misappropriates
• wrests