taken away

ADJECTIVE

diverted

Synonyms

STRONG

amused averted changed entertained preempted reclassified redirected sidetracked used

WEAK

rebudgeted rechanneled taken over turned aside

Antonyms

STRONG

bored depressed

PREPOSITION

from

Synonyms

WEAK

against in distinction to out of possession of

Example Sentences

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Yadira wasn’t told why her son was taken away.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

Before it was taken away, he called the game a “bittersweet moment.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

"I think the Knicks have just taken away a lot of the excitement right now," said Vanessa Whalen, owner of an English-style pub in Brooklyn, the Black Bull.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Though he has made some new friends, "he's scared to open up again in case that friend gets taken away".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

But now that these things were taken away, the love seemed as whole as before.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

taken away

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