Synonyms of taken over

taken over

verb

past participle of take over

1

as in stood in

to serve as a replacement usually for a time only

I'll take over for her until she gets back from her morning break

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stood in
• filled in
• stepped in
• spelled
• substituted
• covered
• subbed
• pinch-hit
• relieved
• doubled (as)
• understudied

2

as in accepted

to take to or upon oneself

took over the responsibility of caring for the animals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accepted
• undertaken
• assumed
• born
• embraced
• shouldered
• taken up
• adopted
• borne
• stood by
• advocated
• endorsed
• upheld
• supported
• backed
• indorsed
• championed
• espoused
• agreed
• consented
• acquiesced
• assented
• acceded
• reaccepted
• reassumed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• taken back
• withdrawn
• refused
• repudiated
• turned down
• disavowed
• disowned
• disclaimed
• retracted
• rejected
• renounced
• declined
• refrained (from)
• recanted
• abstained (from)
• abjured
• spurned
• avoided
• given up
• abandoned
• bypassed
• relinquished
• surrendered
• forsaken
• backed off
• detoured
• unsaid
• backed down
• forborne
• backtracked
• abnegated

3

as in commandeered

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commandeered
• occupied
• invaded
• seized
• usurped
• grabbed
• preempted
• appropriated
• converted
• pirated
• pressed
• arrogated
• expropriated
• stolen
• claimed
• confiscated
• attached
• annexed
• snatched
• impounded
• repossessed
• assumed
• sequestered
• preoccupied
• looted
• grasped
• infringed
• encroached
• despoiled
• wrenched
• collared
• peculated
• pillaged
• trespassed
• embezzled
• misapplied
• wrested
• misused
• misappropriated