Synonyms of taken on

taken on

verb

past participle of take on

1

as in faced

to enter into contest or conflict with

will take on his chief opponent in the next political debate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• faced
• met
• engaged
• encountered
• opposed
• contended
• battled
• fought
• emulated
• rivaled
• rivalled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• escaped
• evaded
• eluded
• retreated

2

as in placed

to provide with a paying job

decided to take her on as store manager

Synonyms & Similar Words

• placed
• hired
• signed (up or on)
• laid on
• employed
• paid
• recruited
• retained
• feed
• jobbed
• engaged
• assumed
• enlisted
• reemployed
• partnered
• rehired
• kept (on)
• apprenticed
• subcontracted
• re-employed
• re-engaged
• upgraded
• contracted
• reengaged
• promoted
• scouted
• advanced
• headhunted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissed
• discharged
• canned
• fired
• laid off
• sacked
• axed
• locked out
• furloughed

3

as in borrowed

to take for one's own use (something originated by another)

recently arrived immigrants who are eager to take on the language and culture of their adopted homeland

Synonyms & Similar Words

• borrowed
• adopted
• embraced
• taken up
• assimilated
• cultivated
• picked up on
• taken over
• espoused
• absorbed
• imitated
• incorporated
• used
• followed
• brought up
• utilized
• honored
• appropriated
• quoted
• put on
• naturalized
• usurped
• treasured
• domesticated
• affected
• cherished
• assumed
• prized
• nurtured
• copied
• fostered
• simulated
• heeded
• arrogated
• pretended
• reared
• raised

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• given up
• abandoned
• relinquished
• surrendered
• forsaken
• rejected
• disowned
• abjured
• thrown out
• thrown away
• renounced
• repudiated
• spurned
• discarded
• abnegated
• jettisoned
• junked