taken over

ADJECTIVE

diverted

Synonyms

STRONG

amused averted changed entertained preempted reclassified redirected sidetracked used

WEAK

rebudgeted rechanneled taken away turned aside

Antonyms

STRONG

bored depressed

ADJECTIVE

obsessed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

captivated dominated haunted preoccupied troubled

STRONG

bedeviled beset bewitched controlled dogged engrossed fixated gripped harassed held hooked infatuated overpowered plagued possessed prepossessed seized tormented

WEAK

eat, sleep, and breathe fiendish have on the brain hung up on immersed in into really into tied-up turned on up to here in wound up with wrapped up in

Antonyms

STRONG

disenchanted

WEAK

indifferent unconcerned

ADJECTIVE

possessed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consumed enchanted haunted

STRONG

bedeviled crazed cursed enthralled gone hooked obsessed raving

WEAK

berserk demented fiendish frenetic frenzied insane into mad violent

Antonyms

WEAK

normal

Example Sentences

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The rowing has taken over the World Cup.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026

While the Pokémon obsession has taken over Neto’s Netflix account and his Nintendo Switch, lucky Pikachu came about two weeks after that.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2026

By June 15, the water had been taken over by algae.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2026

She said that food and water supplies have been stocked and that La Guaira would be taken over by the military.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

By the time they actually blasted off, my calculations had long been completed and the now-reliable electronic computers—some programmed with my computations—had taken over.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

taken over

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