TAKES OVER Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

takes over

verb

present tense third-person singular of take over

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

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as in shoulders

to take to or upon oneself took over the responsibility of caring for the animals

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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

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Recent Examples of takes over Some leaders argue that AI could end up making those human skills more valuable, predicting a renaissance in soft skills as the technology takes over rote work. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026 Baiz takes over for longtime ARC head coach Jon Osterhout, now the assistant athletic director and chief of staff of Sacramento State’s football program, his alma mater. — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026 Lee Munn takes over as Southlake Carroll’s first new head coach since 2018, replacing Riley Dodge and inheriting a program still chasing its first state title since 2011. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026 On weekends, Nelson takes over, giving Aikman opportunities to practice his skills and experience the sights, sounds and distractions of everyday life in the community. — Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 Once those tickets get purchased, though, the market takes over. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 John Ternus takes over in September, in the same weeks the foldable ships and the memory bill lands. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Graves said recruiting and retaining officers remains one of the biggest challenges facing whoever takes over for her, along with continuing to embrace technology and modern policing. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 Davis takes over from Mia Bays, the outgoing Director of the Filmmaking Fund, who has been in the role since October 2021. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 23 July 2026

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Then, with one click of a Copy button, the website quietly substitutes a command that could put your Mac at risk.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
This approach substitutes information for sensation, and reduces both human and supra-human experiences to the level of data.

— Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Definition of substitutes

Verb

Mary Amiti, Sebastian Heise and David Weinstein looked at who shoulders the cost of the tariffs, examining which part of the tariff reaches consumers through higher prices versus which share of the price hike is due to other factors.

— Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2026
Elordi nearly shoulders the running time but plays his Hig a bit too humbly.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of shoulders

Verb

Sid is smart enough to sniff this out, and the show seizes the opportunity to raise the romantic stakes through an adorably British expression of mutual libidinousness.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
That reporting revealed that the state frequently seizes money from legal settlements stemming from medical malpractice, police brutality, workplace injury and other wrongful death lawsuits.

— Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of seizes

Verb

That rare show of unity among rivals stands in sharp contrast with Thiel’s view that the push to slow AI down is not caution but something closer to evil.

— Sasha Tuddenham, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
That stands in direct contrast to attackers such as Fernandes, Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo, who prefer to move the ball forward quickly.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of stands in

Verb

This implicit passivity assumes that technology, rather than people, will determine AI’s impact on work.

— Byron Auguste, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
In the novel, likewise, the narrator assumes an almost Homeric guise, comparing current harbor gossip to chatter from the Phoenician, Cretan, Greek, and Roman eras.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of assumes

Verb

Nope, the Crimson Tide would most likely be on the outside looking in, while someone else from the SEC grabs their spot in the postseason.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The suspect runs inside, grabs rolls of lottery tickets, stuffs them into a bag and runs out.

— Tara Lynch, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of grabs

Verb

Seyfried, now literally playing a character in playing Holmes, also fills in for moments that Oppenheim didn’t or couldn’t record.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026
But the clever props design (Bruce Dickinson and Anna Kraus) fills in any shoestring gaps.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of fills in

Verb

At the end of the chain, oxygen accepts the electrons and, together with protons, becomes water.

— Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
After the portal accepts your filing Use the portal’s search function to locate an existing notice and monitor your filing record.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

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