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. Photographer Irina Werning:

   We were walking one day on the street, and he (my friend) said, 'This is where that picture was taken.' I happened to have time so I stood there and I started thinking how (his mother) would look like today and how the street would have looked like before and now.

2. Joseph Rogers:

   The defendant had the tools and the ability to change the course of history, he chose to say nothing, and because of that, he has taken everything away from us. He has taken our son.

3. Roy M. Cohn:

   Go after a man's weakness, and never, ever, threaten unless you're going to follow through, because if you don't, the next time you won't be taken seriously.

4. Yoko Ichihara:

   A lot of people came in after hearing that the research whaling had ended, worried that they couldn't get whale anymore, they were surprised to hear whale is taken in Japan too.

5. Keith McCoy:

   I am deeply embarrassed by my comments and that I allowed Keith McCoy to fall for Greenpeace's deception, my statements clearly do not represent ExxonMobil's positions on important public policy issues. While some of my comments were taken out of context, there is no excuse for what I said or how I said it.