taken away
No longer here
Taken away describes something removed from its place or from someone's possession.
A child may be taken away from unfit parents; a privilege may be taken away as punishment.
The phrase often carries emotional weight—loss rather than mere relocation: They took away everything I loved.
In arithmetic, taken away means subtracted: Ten taken away from fifteen leaves five.
Taken unlawfully
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- pickpocketingTheft from pockets
pilferage · heist · larceny · swiped · lifted · pinched · nicked · thievery
Unlawful seizure of person
- ransomPayment for captive's release
- hostageCaptive held as security
- captorOne who seizes another
- victimOne harmed by another
snatch · vanish · disappear · amber alert · trafficking · missing person · rescue · captivity
Intense sorrow from loss
- bereavementState following loss
- mourningPeriod following loss
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- absenceState of not being
emptiness · void · heartache · anguish · yearning · longing · nostalgia · desolation
Forcible taking or convulsion
- forfeitureLoss due to breach
- impoundmentOfficial seizure or detention
- repossessionCreditor seizing collateral
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
requisition · commandeer · expropriation · garnishment · dispossession · levy · distraint · attachment
Withdrew from danger
- extractedRemoved from source
- expelledOfficially removed or banished
- ejectedForcibly removed
- dismissedReleased from duty
displaced · banished · exiled · relocated · uprooted · ousted · deported · dispossessed
stolen
Taken unlawfully
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
pickpocketing · pilferage · heist · larceny · swiped · lifted · pinched · nicked · thievery · grand theft
abduction
Unlawful seizure of person
victim · snatch · vanish · disappear · amber alert · trafficking · missing person · rescue · captivity · coercion
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
- bereavementState following loss
- mourningPeriod following loss
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
absence · emptiness · void · heartache · anguish · yearning · longing · nostalgia · desolation · gone too soon
seizure
Forcible taking or convulsion
- forfeitureLoss due to breach
- impoundmentOfficial seizure or detention
- repossessionCreditor seizing collateral
appropriation · requisition · commandeer · expropriation · garnishment · dispossession · levy · distraint · attachment · nationalization
evacuated
Withdrew from danger
dismissed · displaced · banished · exiled · relocated · uprooted · ousted · deported · dispossessed · excommunicated
starvation
Extreme nutritional deprivation
shortage · deficiency · neglect · hardship · privation · destitution · denied · withheld · bereft · deprived
taken awaygiven
Accepted as fact
added · put back · provided · bestowed · given back
taken awayleft behind
Abandoned or forgotten
left · remained · stayed · left alone · abandoned
taken awayreturned
Went back again
restored · given back · brought back · put back · replaced
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