Synonyms for taken
ˈteɪ kəntak·en

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1. interpreted, takenadjective

   understood in a certain way; made sense of

   "a word taken literally"; "a smile taken as consent"; "an open door interpreted as an invitation"

   Synonyms:
   interpreted

   Antonyms:
   unaffected, ununderstood

2. takenadjective

   be affected with an indisposition

   "the child was taken ill"; "couldn't tell when he would be taken drunk"

   Synonyms:
   interpreted

   Antonyms:
   ununderstood, unaffected

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1. takenp.p

   Synonyms:
   charmed, captivated, enamored, fascinated

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1. List of paraphrases for "taken":

   adopted, undertaken, made, take, catch, caught, carried, been, harvest, done, catches, taking, took, assumed, implemented, prise, initiated, conducted, given, introduced, had, pris, brought, borne, captured, held, making, followed

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1. Michael Liebreich:

   The first two quarters of 2015, taken together, have seen investment down 18 percent compared to the first half of last year, it is possible that the Q1 and Q2 2015 figures will be revised up a bit in due course as some more deals are disclosed, but we have been predicting since January that this year would see lower investment than 2014 because of the strong dollar.

2. Georges Bataille:

   Life has always taken place in a tumult without apparent cohesion, but it only finds its grandeur and its reality in ecstasy and in ecstatic love.

3. Jeff Sessions:

   Those are within the ambit of Homeland Security and the Health and Human Services. But I believe for the most part they’re well taken care of.

4. Redmond Police:

   Officers arrived and located Sherman outside the home, the suspect fought with officers while being taken into custody, resulting in a Redmond K9 team being deployed to assist in gaining control.

5. Lakshheish M Patel:

   People had seen how CHIT FUND turned out to be a scam and fraud and how the same was promoted by greedy bollywood celebrities and cricketers for money purpose. Now the same CHIT FUND seems to have taken a new avtaar of MUTUAL FUND n SIP