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Synonyms for taking
ˈteɪ kɪŋ
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Princeton's WordNet
pickings, taking(adj)
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
"the pickings were easy"; "clothing could be had for the taking"
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pickingsAntonyms:
unattractivefetching, taking, winning(adj)
very attractive; capturing interest
"a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality"
Synonyms:
fetching, victorious, winningAntonyms:
unattractive
Dictionary of English Synonymes
taking(a.)
Synonyms:
pleasing, alluring, captivating, attractivetaking(a.)
Synonyms:
infectious, catching
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
taking(a)
Synonyms:
alluring, fascinating, winning, charming, captivatingtaking(n)
Synonyms:
seizure, apprehension, reprisal, prehension
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#246 | take | |
#630 | making | |
#728 | having | |
#922 | taken | |
#1145 | taking | |
#1422 | takes | |
#2438 | winning | |
#3220 | speaking | |
#4001 | adoption | |
#5639 | adopt | |
#5920 | bearing | |
#6974 | assuming | |
#12083 | adopting | |
#27064 | victorious | |
#30141 | fetching | |
#93412 | pickings |
How to use taking in a sentence?
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum:
By taking in persecuted Christians, Jews, and moderate Muslims, we are complicit in helping ISIS accomplish their goal of establishing an Islamic caliphate, without Christians, Jews, or moderate Muslims in the region, radical Islam will be allowed to run rampant.
There's also relatively strong evidence that people in low-education countries have a higher risk for Alzheimer's and other dementias, (This) can be controlled across the lifespan. Taking people and giving them a better education in grade school, high school, and college significantly lowers risk at the population level.
The key to providing security and safety in Europe is in expanding cooperation and restoring trust, and not in deploying new NATO bases and military infrastructure near Russia's borders, which is what is taking place now, donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will respond appropriately to such aggressive steps, which pose a direct threat to Russia.
The market is taking the view that governments will not allow economies to falter. These expectations suggest more active economic development will force consumption to go up.
Chris Christie's a funny guy but he's never in New Jersey, he's gone half the time, the reason I'm not in Washington right now is really two reasons: Washington's completely broken, and that's why I'm running for president, because these votes they're taking in Washington, they don't count.
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