Synonyms of took on

took on

verb

past tense of take on

1

as in faced

to enter into contest or conflict with

will take on his chief opponent in the next political debate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• faced
• encountered
• met
• engaged
• fought
• battled
• opposed
• contended
• emulated
• rivaled
• rivalled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• escaped
• evaded
• eluded
• retreated

2

as in employed

to provide with a paying job

decided to take her on as store manager

Synonyms & Similar Words

• employed
• hired
• recruited
• laid on
• engaged
• signed (up or on)
• paid
• placed
• retained
• enlisted
• assumed
• feed
• partnered
• reemployed
• kept (on)
• rehired
• apprenticed
• subcontracted
• jobbed
• promoted
• contracted
• re-engaged
• re-employed
• reengaged
• upgraded
• scouted
• advanced
• headhunted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissed
• canned
• fired
• discharged
• laid off
• sacked
• axed
• locked out
• furloughed

3

as in borrowed

to take for one's own use (something originated by another)

recently arrived immigrants who are eager to take on the language and culture of their adopted homeland

Synonyms & Similar Words

• borrowed
• adopted
• embraced
• took up
• took over
• espoused
• cultivated
• picked up on
• followed
• assimilated
• used
• utilized
• incorporated
• copied
• appropriated
• imitated
• honored
• brought up
• quoted
• absorbed
• cherished
• naturalized
• put on
• usurped
• treasured
• domesticated
• affected
• prized
• raised
• heeded
• simulated
• fostered
• pretended
• arrogated
• assumed
• nurtured
• reared

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gave up
• abandoned
• relinquished
• surrendered
• forsook
• rejected
• disowned
• abjured
• renounced
• threw away
• spurned
• threw out
• repudiated
• discarded
• abnegated
• jettisoned
• junked