Synonyms and Antonyms of take in

synonym (synonym of take in)

antonym (antonym of take in)

  • (verb.change)
    let out, widen
    make (clothes) larger (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.consumption)
    abstain, desist, refrain
    choose not to consume (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.weather)
    emit, give off, give out
    give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc. (verb.weather)
     

also (also)

  • serve oneself to, or consume regularly (verb.consumption)
    sop up, suck in, take in, take up
    take up as if with a sponge (verb.consumption)
     
  • take in, also metaphorically (verb.contact)
    draw in, suck in
    draw in as if by suction (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in
    direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (verb.contact)
     

hypernym (take in IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • accept (verb.contact)
    have, receive
    get something; come into possession of (verb.possession)
     
  • earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages (verb.possession)
    acquire, get
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract (verb.possession)
     
  • fold up (verb.contact)
    furl, roll up
    form into a cylinder by rolling (verb.change)
     
  • fool or hoax (verb.communication)
    betray, deceive, lead astray
    cause someone to believe an untruth (verb.communication)
     
  • hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers (verb.perception)
    hear
    perceive (sound) via the auditory sense (verb.perception)
     
  • make (clothes) smaller (verb.change)
    alter, change, vary
    become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence (verb.change)
     
  • provide with shelter (verb.stative)
    domiciliate, house, put up
    provide housing for (verb.stative)
     
  • see or watch (verb.perception)
    watch
    look attentively (verb.perception)
     
  • take into one's family (verb.change)
    take
    take into one's possession (verb.possession)
     
  • take up as if with a sponge (verb.consumption)
    consume, have, ingest, take, take in
    serve oneself to, or consume regularly (verb.consumption)
     
  • take up mentally (verb.cognition)
    acquire, larn, learn
    gain knowledge or skills (verb.cognition)
     
  • visit for entertainment (verb.social)
    see, visit
    go to see a place, as for entertainment (verb.social)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF take in relation)

  • accept (verb.contact)
    fuel
    take in fuel, as of a ship (verb.possession)
     
  • call for and obtain payment of (verb.possession)
    farm
    collect fees or profits (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    raise
    collect funds for a specific purpose (verb.possession)
     
  • earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages (verb.possession)
    eke out, squeeze out
    make by laborious and precarious means (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    profit, turn a profit
    make a profit; gain money or materially (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    rake off
    take money from an illegal transaction (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    bring home, take home
    earn as a salary or wage (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    rake in, shovel in
    earn large sums of money (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    gross
    earn before taxes, expenses, etc. (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    bear, pay, yield
    bring in (verb.possession)
     
  • express willingness to have in one's home or environs (verb.contact)
    welcome
    receive someone, as into one's house (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    absorb
    assimilate or take in (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    see
    receive as a specified guest (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    assume
    take up someone's soul into heaven (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.social)
    induct
    admit as a member (verb.social)
     
  • fold up (verb.contact)
    incorporate
    unite or merge with something already in existence (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    coal
    take in coal (verb.contact)
     
  • fool or hoax (verb.communication)
    kid, pull the leg of
    tell false information to for fun (verb.communication)
     
  • see or watch (verb.perception)
    visualise, visualize
    view the outline of by means of an X-ray (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    spectate
    be a spectator in a sports event (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    preview
    watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public (verb.perception)
     
  • serve oneself to, or consume regularly (verb.consumption)
    hit
    consume to excess (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.consumption)
    cannibalise, cannibalize
    eat human flesh (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.consumption)
    habituate, use
    take or consume (regularly or habitually) (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.consumption)
    eat
    eat a meal; take a meal (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.consumption)
    drink, imbibe
    take in liquids (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.consumption)
    booze, drink, fuddle
    consume alcohol (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.consumption)
    partake, touch
    consume (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.consumption)
    eat, feed
    take in food; used of animals only (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.consumption)
    fill, replete, sate, satiate
    fill to satisfaction (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.consumption)
    sample, taste, try, try out
    take a sample of (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.consumption)
    sop up, suck in, take in, take up
    take up as if with a sponge (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.consumption)
    smoke
    inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.consumption)
    do drugs, drug
    use recreational drugs (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.consumption)
    get down, swallow
    pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.consumption)
    sup
    take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon (verb.consumption)
     
  • suck or take up or in (verb.weather)
    suck, suck in
    attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc. (verb.weather)
     
  • take in, also metaphorically (verb.contact)
    mop, mop up, wipe up
    to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    blot
    dry (ink) with blotting paper (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    sponge up
    absorb as if with a sponge (verb.contact)
     
  • take up mentally (verb.cognition)
    imbibe
    receive into the mind and retain (verb.cognition)
     

entail (entailment relations of take in)

  • hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers (verb.perception)
    listen
    hear with intention (verb.perception)
     

verb group (take in is verb group of ....)

  • earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages (verb.possession)
    make
    act in a certain way so as to acquire (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    clear, net, sack, sack up
    make as a net profit (verb.possession)
     
  • hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers (verb.perception)
    catch, get
    perceive by hearing (verb.perception)
     
  • see or watch (verb.perception)
    see
    perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight (verb.perception)
     

derivation (.... is derived from take in)

  • call for and obtain payment of (verb.possession)
    accumulator, collector, gatherer
    a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes) (noun.person)
     
  • (adj.all)
    collectable, collectible, payable
    subject to or requiring payment especially as specified (adj.all)
     
  • earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages (verb.possession)
    earner, wage earner
    someone who earn wages in return for their labor (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.person)
    gainer
    a person who gains (gains an advantage or gains profits) (noun.person)
     
  • express willingness to have in one's home or environs (verb.contact)
    invitation
    a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something (noun.communication)
     
  • (adj.all)
    receptive
    open to arguments, ideas, or change (adj.all)
     
  • fool or hoax (verb.communication)
    dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, humbug, put-on
    something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    take-in
    the act of taking in as by fooling or cheating or swindling someone (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.person)
    chump, fall guy, fool, gull, mark, mug, patsy, soft touch, sucker
    a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.person)
    fool, muggins, sap, saphead, tomfool
    a person who lacks good judgment (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.person)
    dupe, victim
    a person who is tricked or swindled (noun.person)
     
  • see or watch (verb.perception)
    vigil, watch
    a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    sight, survey, view
    the act of looking or seeing or observing (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    aspect, panorama, prospect, scene, view, vista
    the visual percept of a region (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.location)
    eyeshot, view
    the range of the eye (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.person)
    seer
    an observer who perceives visually (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.person)
    looker, spectator, viewer, watcher, witness
    a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) (noun.person)
     
  • (adj.all)
    viewable
    capable of being viewed (adj.all)
     
  • serve oneself to, or consume regularly (verb.consumption)
    consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake
    the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.person)
    consumer
    a person who uses goods or services (noun.person)
     
  • (adj.all)
    consumptive
    tending to consume or use often wastefully (adj.all)
     
  • suck or take up or in (verb.weather)
    absorption
    (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium (noun.process)
     
  • (adj.all)
    absorbent, absorptive
    having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.) (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    absorbable
    capable of being absorbed or taken in through the pores of a surface (adj.all)
     
  • take in, also metaphorically (verb.contact)
    suck, sucking, suction
    the act of sucking (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.person)
    drinker, imbiber, juicer, toper
    a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.process)
    absorption, soaking up
    (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    absorber
    (physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation (noun.substance)
     
  • take into one's family (verb.change)
    adoption
    a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belongin more.. (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.person)
    adoptee
    someone (such as a child) who has been adopted (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.person)
    adopter, adoptive parent
    a person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her own child (noun.person)
     
  • (adj.all)
    adoptable
    suitable or eligible for adoption (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    adoptive
    of parents and children; related by adoption (adj.all)
     
  • take up mentally (verb.cognition)
    assimilation
    in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    acculturation, assimilation
    the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.person)
    assimilator, learner, scholar
    someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.process)
    absorption, assimilation
    the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another (noun.process)
     
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