Synonyms of taking up

taking up

verb

present participle of take up

1

as in lifting

to move from a lower to a higher place or position

please take up the blanket so I can look underneath it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lifting
• raising
• elevating
• jacking (up)
• picking up
• uplifting
• hoisting
• perking (up)
• upholding
• hiking
• heaving
• boosting
• heightening
• upping
• craning
• rising
• mounting
• hefting
• ascending
• upraising
• rearing
• upending

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lowering
• dropping
• falling
• descending
• pushing
• slipping
• plunging
• dipping
• pressing
• bearing
• pitching
• sinking
• depressing
• submerging

2

as in drinking

to take in (something liquid) through small openings

the soil was so dry that the plant seemed to take up the much-needed water instantly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drinking
• soaking (up)
• absorbing
• sucking (up)
• swallowing
• sipping
• imbibing
• sponging
• gulping
• slurping
• swigging
• quaffing
• guzzling
• swilling

3

as in borrowing

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

one cluster of fans started chanting the team name of the champions, and the crowd quickly took up the cry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• borrowing
• adopting
• embracing
• taking on
• picking up on
• taking over
• following
• espousing
• cultivating
• assimilating
• utilizing
• bringing up
• using
• incorporating
• putting on
• copying
• imitating
• usurping
• absorbing
• appropriating
• quoting
• honoring
• cherishing
• affecting
• domesticating
• raising
• fostering
• simulating
• heeding
• arrogating
• naturalizing
• pretending
• nurturing
• assuming
• treasuring
• rearing
• prizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• giving up
• abandoning
• relinquishing
• forsaking
• surrendering
• rejecting
• throwing away
• throwing out
• disowning
• renouncing
• repudiating
• spurning
• discarding
• abjuring
• abnegating
• jettisoning
• junking