Taking

/ˈteɪkɪŋ/

Synonyms for "taking" (166 found)

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Closest matches (34)

Noun(6 words)

acquisition acquire appropriation capture capturesclass enrollment

acceptable acceptance access acquisition admission admittance adoption adorable agreeable alluring annexational appealing appetizing appropriation arrest assumption attraction attractive beguiling bewitching

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blandishingborrowed plumescajoling captivating catching charismatic charming coaxing

Strong matches (49)

come hithercome-hither communicable compelling confiscatory contagious copying coquettish defloration deflowerment delightful deprivative derivation deriving desirable devirgination enchanting endemic engaging enravishing

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Noun(5 words)

consumecourse enrollmentcourse loadexpropriation grabs

Adjective(2 words)

fetchingforcible seizure

Related words (83)

infectious infective infringement inoculable interesting intriguing inviting irresistible likable lovable lovely luxurious mesmeric mockingmouth wateringmouth-watering pandemic pasticcio pastiche pestiferous

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pestilential piquant pirating plagiarism plagiary pleasing possession prepossessing privative provocative provoquant rape ravishing ravishment receipt receival receiving reception seducing seductive sensuoussexual assaultsexual possessionsimulation siren sirenic spellbinding spellful sporadic spreadingtaking awaytantalizing teasing tempting theft thievish thrilling tickling titillating titillativeto be desiredtoothsome unobjectionable violation voluptuous winning winsome witchingworth havingzymotic

Noun(12 words)

ingest intercepting log note photography pickings procure record seize seizing seizure snatching

Adjective(1 words)

winning

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

9 entries

academic practiceacquisition action activityart formeducation activityingestion process recording

More specific

18 entries

abduction annotationcertificate program enrollmentcourse takingdegree program enrollmentdose takingexpropriationhostage takinglandscape takingmedicine takingnote takingpill takingportrait takingsnatchingstudio shoottablet taking

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Collocations

9 entries

taking a coursetaking advantagetaking caretaking coursestaking examstaking into accounttaking notestaking parttaking place

Inflections

4 entries

taken takes takings took

Derivations

7 entries

retake take takeable taken takes takings undertake

similar

1 entries

attractive

Sample sentences

29 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The student decided to abridge his paper by taking out unnecessary details.

Source: tatoeba (1925)

I'm taking a walk in a park.

Source: tatoeba (6008)

You insist upon our taking that course of action.

Source: tatoeba (16093)

What subjects are you taking at school?

Source: tatoeba (16234)

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