Definitions

take up with

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associate v.
befriend v.
consort v.
join v.

VERB

associate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accompany join mix

STRONG

amalgamate confederate consort fraternize hobnob mingle pool

WEAK

be friends be in cahoots buddy up bunch up come together gang up get in on get in with get into get together go along with go partners hang around hang out hang out with join up with line up with pal up play footsie with run around with run with string along with swing with team up throw in together tie in tie up truck with work with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

divide leave separate withdraw

STRONG

disagree

WEAK

avoid disassociate disconnect disjoin dissociate disunite divorce part sever

VERB

befriend

Synonyms

STRONG

encourage friend welcome

WEAK

buddy up get chummy with get in with hit it off side with stand by take under one's wing

Antonyms

STRONG

block discourage dissuade harm hinder hurt injure obstruct stop thwart unfriend

WEAK

ignore neglect

VERB

consort

Synonyms

STRONG

accompany associate attend bear befriend bring carry chaperon company conduct convoy join mingle mix pal

WEAK

chum together chum with clique with gang up with go around with hang around with hang out with hang with keep company pal around with pal with run around with run with tie up with

Antonyms

STRONG

avoid disconnect disjoin dissociate divide ignore leave neglect refuse separate sever shun take withdraw

WEAK

disagree

VERB

join

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cooperate enlist enter follow side with

STRONG

align consort enroll

WEAK

associate with be in come aboard fall in with go to mingle with pair with plug into sign on sign up take part in team up with throw in with tie up with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

avoid shun stop

WEAK

disjoin divide leave resign separate withdraw

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take up with

For the personal item Nasa allows astronauts to take up with them, Wiseman plans to take a small notepad so that he can jot down his thoughts during the mission.

From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026

Meanwhile, William has dumped his longtime girlfriend to take up with another — a messy situation.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2022

He also suggested that it didn’t deserve to be part of Social Security at all, a point he was welcome to take up with Congress, which enacted it in 1956.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2021

Is there a way I can communicate that comments regarding my body make me uncomfortable or is this a personal problem I should take up with a therapist?

From Slate ● Mar. 19, 2020

“But the left lateral is chipped. A piece of the tooth is still there. So that one you’ll definitely have to take up with a dentist, but I’m gonna go ahead and reimplant the others.”

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds

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