Antonyms for take-down


Grammar : Noun
Spell : teyk-doun
Phonetic Transcription : ˈteɪkˌdaʊn


Definition of take-down

Origin :
  • 1650s, "that which is taken in payment," from take (v.). Sense of "money taken in" by a single performance, etc., is from 1931. Movie-making sense is recorded from 1927. Criminal sense of "money acquired by theft" is from 1888. The verb sense of "to cheat, defraud" is from 1920. On the take "amenable to bribery" is from 1930.
  • As in indignity : noun embarrassment, humiliation
Example sentences :
  • What a take-down, this imposition upon a budding dramatic author!
  • Extract from : « John Bull, Junior » by Max O'Rell

Synonyms for take-down

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