TOOK IN Synonyms: 149 Similar and Opposite Words

took in

verb

past tense of take in

as in deceived

to cause to believe what is untrue a fellow passenger on the cruise completely took me in when he claimed to be the owner of a major software company

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as in included

to have as part of a whole this report takes in all the latest information on the subject

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as in housed

to provide with living quarters or shelter took in the stray dog

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Recent Examples of took in The fundraiser took in more than $47,000 of its $50,000 goal as of Saturday afternoon. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 Sethi started writing after reading reports of Afghan refugees being moved out of temporary shelters as Germany took in large numbers of Ukrainians escaping the war. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 As Tassion took in their work, an idea — perhaps an outrageous one — formed in his mind. — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026 Last year, zoo officials took in a trio of 3-month-old cubs, Fern, Thistle, and Spruce, after their mom was likely struck and killed by a car. — Jasmine Mendez follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 On some days, the film took in as little as 200 yuan ($30) at the box office, according to Maoyan, a movie-tracking platform. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 Rescue partners and foster families took in pets, according to its page. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 De’Angelo Daniel, a stylist and designer known professionally as D-Lo Stylez, said the fashion reflected the pride attendees took in celebrating one another. — Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026 Meanwhile in Foxborough, it's been a long offseason since the drubbing the Patriots took in SB60. — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 27 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for took in

Verb

Some veterans say recruiters deceived them and Haitian authorities tortured them; their families call them scapegoats.

— Astrid Suárez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Some of the Colombians have long maintained that they were deceived about the mission and arrived at the home after Moïse had already been killed.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of deceived

Verb

Levine praises a call from Israel’s president Levine was recovering Sunday from injuries that included what appeared to be stab wounds in her buttocks, which required stitches.

— Cara Anna, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Clothed safari guides in white hats and suits with fake mustaches greeted the guests, who included Sharon Bush, Peter Thomas Roth, Susan Gutfreund, Lucia Hwong Gordon, Paola Bacchini, Leesa Rowland, and Jacqueline Weld Drake.

— Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of included

Verb

On Thursday, the Kansas City Royals and architecture firm Populous revealed new renderings for the stadium, which will be housed in Crown Center.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
The service station, which was in a small town on the Adriatic Coast, also housed a restaurant.

— Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of housed

Verb

But a few times in recent years, Hollins, a veterinarian, tricked Jonathan and slid a cotton swab into the giant tortoise's mouth to get a saliva sample.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Those conducting the online scams are sometimes willing con artists, and other times trafficked foreign nationals -- many Chinese -- tricked themselves into work and held in prison-like compounds.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of tricked

Verb

That means that they will be involved in organizing and financing all of the costs associated with the running of college sports as their minor professional leagues.

— Bruce Svare, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2026
The data breach involved Educational Testing Service or ETS, which provides extensive services to California.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of involved

Verb

Jalisco state suspended classes on Friday and Monday in 22 coastal municipalities and began evacuating people from at-risk areas while asking the tourism sector to make sure workers and visitors are fully accommodated in shelters or safe zones.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
In short, pool coverage underscores efforts to create a public record of government actions, even if every news group can’t be accommodated in a particular physical space.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of accommodated

Verb

Don’t be fooled by the big numbers that these guys throw around in their ballots.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
Despite all the criticism that has pummeled the club since it was found guilty of over 100 charges relating to financial breaches, you could be fooled into thinking nothing was wrong.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of fooled

Verb

The papers are said to have contained highly sensitive information, some likely supplied by Germany’s intelligence partners – so the affair could have serious international ramifications at a time when Europe is facing grave security threats.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026
Failure by itself did not create an advantage, but previous performance still contained useful information about what a founder might do next.

— Bernardo Saraiva, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026