Thesaurus:take

Thesaurus

take

English

Verb

Sense: to actively and intentionally gain possession or control

Synonyms

• appropriate
• bag
• catch
• expropriate
• grab
• grasp    [⇒ thesaurus]
• grip
• help oneself
• hook
• impropriate
• make free with
• nab
• nim
• pocket
• sack
• seize
• take

Antonyms

• give    [⇒ thesaurus]
• return    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• arrogate
• capture    [⇒ thesaurus]
• commandeer
• confiscate
• deprive
• harvest
• reharvest
• snatch
• steal    [⇒ thesaurus]
• strip

Hypernyms

• receive    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:taker
• Thesaurus:taking

Further reading

• “789. taking” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “take” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.