taking away
Removing from possession
Taking away is the act of removing something from a place, person, or situation.
It covers physical removal taking away the dishes and abstract deprivation taking away someone's rights.
In arithmetic, taking away means subtraction: What's twelve taking away five?
The phrase can also describe food purchased for consumption elsewhere, especially in British English: Is that for here or taking away?
Taking something from someone
- withholdingKeeping from another
- denyingRefusing to acknowledge
- starvingSuffering extreme hunger
- strippingRemoving outer layers
dispossessing · divesting · confiscating · bereaving · robbing · cheating · cutting off · refusing
Removing quantity from another
- deductingRemoving from a total
- minusSubtraction symbol
- reducingMaking less or smaller
- decreasingBecoming smaller or fewer
diminishing · lessening · lowering · shrinking · shortening · trimming · cutting · paring
Taking forcible possession
- impoundingSeizing and holding legally
- repossessingLegally taking back property
- appropriatingTaking for one's use
- commandeeringSeizing by force or authority
expropriating · sequestering · garnishing · forfeiting · claiming · annexing · requisitioning · nationalizing
Pulling out from within
- removingTaking something out
- eliminatingRemoving from consideration
- clearingTreeless space in forest
- expellingForcing someone out
evacuating · excising · eradicating · purging · ousting · ejecting · dislodging · uprooting
Depriving through death
- losingFailing to win
- grievingFeeling sorrow after loss
- mourningPeriod following loss
- missingNot present, whereabouts unknown
parting · separating · emptying · voiding · vacating · leaving behind · letting go · giving up
depriving
Taking something from someone
- withholdingKeeping from another
- denyingRefusing to acknowledge
- starvingSuffering extreme hunger
stripping · dispossessing · divesting · confiscating · bereaving · robbing · cheating · cutting off · refusing · barring
subtracting
Removing quantity from another
decreasing · diminishing · lessening · lowering · shrinking · shortening · trimming · cutting · paring · knocking off
seizing
Taking forcible possession
- impoundingSeizing and holding legally
- repossessingLegally taking back property
- appropriatingTaking for one's use
commandeering · expropriating · sequestering · garnishing · forfeiting · claiming · annexing · requisitioning · nationalizing · reclaiming
extracting
Pulling out from within
- removingTaking something out
- eliminatingRemoving from consideration
- clearingTreeless space in forest
expelling · evacuating · excising · eradicating · purging · ousting · ejecting · dislodging · uprooting · displacing
bereaving
Depriving through death
missing · parting · separating · emptying · voiding · vacating · leaving behind · letting go · giving up · surrendering
taking awaygiving
Transferring to another
handing over · delivering · donating · contributing · presenting
taking awayadding
Joining to increase
putting in · supplementing · increasing · augmenting · summing
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