TAKE HOLD Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

take hold

phrase

Definition of take hold

as in work

to produce a desired effect It was clear in the students' essays that her lessons had taken hold.

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Recent Examples of take hold Boaz’s family life is upturned just as the AIDs epidemic takes hold. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 And once the rupture takes hold, the soldiers—those who have never been run toward—turn and flee. — Abdelrahman Elgendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026 The policy, however, risks a downshift in hiring and an uptick in the unemployment rate, though such fallout typically takes hold after a lag time lasting several months. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 This cycle is taking hold just as Brazilian resources, exports, and investments are becoming more valuable to the rest of the world, which is the moment when the country’s leverage should be growing rather than declining. — Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for take hold

Recent Examples of Synonyms for take hold

take effect

Phrase

In doing so, the report adds new data to a growing pile of information about poverty and economic hardship in the state, showing that even before some of the upcoming federal benefit cuts take effect, a growing number of households are struggling.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026
State law allows cities of Roseville’s size to establish council salaries of $2,550 per month, although the city’s charter must be amended by voters before the new compensation rules can take effect.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026