took away
Made it gone
Took away is the past tense of take away, meaning to remove something from a place or person: The waiter took away our plates.
It extends to abstract removal—an experience that took away my fear of flying, a ruling that took away their rights.
The takeaway from a conversation or presentation is what you took away from it: the main point you carried with you.
Took suddenly, forcefully
- impoundedSeized by legal authority
- repossessedSeized for nonpayment
- commandeeredSeized for official use
- requisitionedFormally demanded for use
forfeited · appropriated · detained · garnished · embargoed · nationalized · foreclosed · annexed
Removed from a total
- reducedMade less in amount
- diminishedMade or became smaller
- lessenedMade or became smaller
- decreasedBecame smaller in amount
decremented · docked · knocked off · trimmed · cut
Had coverings removed
- withheldKept from giving
- deniedRefused or disavowed
- robbedStolen from by force
- divestedStripped of assets
disinherited · bereft · deprived · defrauded · despoiled · docked · ousted · dispossessed
Found not guilty
- extractedRemoved from source
- eliminatedRemoved from consideration
- purgedRemoved thoroughly, often forcibly
- excisedCut away surgically
deleted · expelled · dislodged · detached · withdrawn · retracted
seized
Took suddenly, forcefully
- impoundedSeized by legal authority
- repossessedSeized for nonpayment
- commandeeredSeized for official use
requisitioned · forfeited · appropriated · detained · garnished · embargoed · nationalized · foreclosed · annexed · levied
deducted
Removed from a total
- reducedMade less in amount
- diminishedMade or became smaller
- lessenedMade or became smaller
decreased · decremented · docked · knocked off · trimmed · cut
stripped
Had coverings removed
divested · disinherited · bereft · deprived · defrauded · despoiled · docked · ousted · dispossessed · starved
cleared
Found not guilty
- extractedRemoved from source
- eliminatedRemoved from consideration
- purgedRemoved thoroughly, often forcibly
excised · deleted · expelled · dislodged · detached · withdrawn · retracted
repealed
Officially withdrawn from effect
rescinded · nullified · abolished · cancelled · invalidated · overturned · withdrawn · retracted · reversed · struck down
taught
Imparted knowledge to
- showedDisplayed or revealed
- demonstratedShowed or proved something
- revealedMade visible or known
took awayadded
Included as extra
put in · increased · supplemented · augmented · contributed
took awaybrought
Carried to a place
brought in · introduced · supplied · provided · put back