Antonyms for take away


Grammar : Verb
Spell : teyk-uh-wey
Phonetic Transcription : ˈteɪk əˌweɪ


Definition of take away

Origin :
  • also take-away, 1964 (adj.), 1970 (n.), from take (v.) + away.
  • As in incarcerate : verb put in jail, confinement
  • As in intercept : verb head off; interrupt
  • As in jail : verb incarcerate
  • As in ransack : verb turn inside out in search; ravage
  • As in take : verb subtract
  • As in wipe : verb brush, swab
  • As in withdraw : verb remove something or someone from situation
  • As in decry : verb criticize, blame
  • As in discharge : verb unload
  • As in discount : verb lower, reduce cost
  • As in do away with : verb get rid of; destroy
  • As in draw back : verb retract from position
Example sentences :
  • But let me hear, ere you start, what gifts you take away with you from Beaulieu?
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • And what do you propose to give him in exchange for the solace that you take away?
  • Extract from : « Earth's Holocaust (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • To beautify it is to take away its character of complexity—it is to destroy it.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • "Take away that child, Mrs. Beaufort," cried Robert, angrily.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • "What you have given you may take away," said von Horn, in a low tone.
  • Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • But he cannot miss it, I think: and must conclude that it is put there for him to take away.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • Take away that turnip sallet—I cain't git nothin' like I want it.'
  • Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
  • Very well; since you will have nothing more to do with me I will take away the child.
  • Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
  • All she could do was to take away his tools which he had left under a seat.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • It seems to steal inside me, and take away all the pain in my limbs.
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for take away

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019