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[ tˈe͡ɪk ɐdvˈantɪd͡ʒ ɒv], [ tˈeɪk ɐdvˈantɪdʒ ɒv], [ t_ˈeɪ_k ɐ_d_v_ˈa_n_t_ɪ_dʒ ɒ_v]
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v.
• attack, terrorize (verb)
- prey on.
• be disloyal (verb)
- two-time.
• benefit from situation (verb)
- capitalize.
• capitalize (verb)
- availing of,
- availing oneself of,
- availed oneself of,
- makes capital of,
- made capital of,
- making capital of,
- availed of,
- avails of,
- took advantage of.
• cheat, fool (verb)
- victimize.
• deceive (verb)
- de-fraud,
- out-wits,
- sucking in,
- crossing up,
- crosses up,
- dis-appointing,
- imposes up on,
- de-frauds,
- be trays,
- dis-appointed,
- out-wit,
- be tray,
- dis-appoint,
- playing joke on,
- pulled fast one,
- be-guile,
- impose up on,
- imposing up on,
- be-tray,
- be guile,
- pulls fast one,
- out-witting,
- out witted,
- beats out of,
- took for,
- taking for,
- de-lude,
- played joke on,
- dis appointed,
- buffaloing,
- out-witted,
- taking to cleaners,
- be guiles,
- out witting,
- takes cleaners,
- de fraud,
- be-guiles,
- took cleaners,
- dis appointing,
- crossed up,
- de lude,
- dis-appoints,
- dis appoint,
- take cleaners,
- takes for ride,
- de frauds,
- taking cleaners,
- de ludes,
- out wits,
- sucks in,
- took to cleaners,
- plays joke on,
- takes to cleaners,
- dis appoints,
- imposing upon,
- pulling fast one,
- be-trays,
- de-ludes,
- took for ride,
- takes for,
- imposed up on,
- beating out of.
• embrace (verb)
- in-corporate,
- get in to,
- gets in to,
- getting into,
- going in for,
- gat in to,
- providing for,
- provide for,
- make use of,
- in corporate,
- went in for,
- got into,
- provides for,
- gotten into,
- goes in for,
- in-corporates,
- gotten in to,
- got in to,
- makes use of,
- go in for,
- making use of,
- provided for,
- gat into,
- get into,
- getting in to,
- gets into,
- made use of,
- subsumed,
- in corporates.
• gain; get or give an advantage (verb)
- profit.
• hoodwink (verb)
- pulled a fast one,
- pull the wool over one eyes,
- pulled wool over ones eyes,
- pulled the wool over one’s eyes,
- take the cleaners,
- take for a ride,
- pulled wool over one eyes,
- mis-leading,
- pulling wool over one’s eyes,
- pull a fast one,
- pulling the wool over ones eyes,
- hoodwinked,
- taking to the cleaners,
- taking for a ride,
- mis leading,
- pulls wool over ones eyes,
- pull the wool over one’s eyes,
- took the cleaners,
- pulls wool over eyes,
- took to the cleaners,
- pulls the wool over ones eyes,
- pulling wool over one eyes,
- pulling the wool over eyes,
- pulled wool over one’s eyes,
- takes for a ride,
- pulls wool over one’s eyes,
- pulling the wool over one eyes,
- pulling wool over eyes,
- pulls the wool over one eyes,
- takes the cleaners,
- mis lead,
- pulled wool over eyes,
- took for a ride,
- pulled the wool over ones eyes,
- pulls the wool over eyes,
- take to the cleaners,
- pulled the wool over one eyes,
- pulls a fast one,
- pull the wool over ones eyes,
- pull wool over eyes,
- pulling wool over ones eyes,
- pull wool over one eyes,
- pull the wool over eyes,
- mis-lead,
- pull wool over ones eyes,
- taking the cleaners,
- pulled the wool over eyes,
- takes to the cleaners,
- pull wool over one’s eyes,
- pulling a fast one,
- pulling the wool over one’s eyes,
- mis-leads,
- pulls the wool over one’s eyes,
- pulls wool over one eyes.
• include in one’s beliefs; take into account (verb)
- embrace.
• make use of (verb)
- utilize.
• Other relevant words: (verb)
- cheat,
- exploit.
• prey on (verb)
- de predating,
- feeding on,
- dis tressed,
- dis tresses,
- lives off,
- de-predated,
- lived off,
- de predates,
- dis tress,
- dis-tresses,
- de predate,
- live off,
- dis-tress,
- de-predates,
- living off,
- de predated,
- de-predating,
- dis-tressed,
- de-predate.
• profit (verb)
- wast advantage,
- made capital,
- makes haul,
- pro-mote,
- learn from,
- make big,
- cleaned up,
- re-covers,
- payed off,
- made most of,
- put to good use,
- makes a haul,
- working for,
- cleaning up,
- stand good stead,
- make it big,
- turned to advantage,
- pro-fit,
- turns to advantage,
- made the most of,
- re covered,
- pro-motes,
- learning from,
- pro fit,
- art of advantage,
- puts good use,
- turned advantage,
- makes good use of,
- is of advantage,
- making the most of,
- pro moting,
- making haul,
- cashes on,
- make capital,
- capitalized on,
- learned from,
- reaping the benefit,
- made a haul,
- put good use,
- made good use of,
- reaped benefit,
- be of advantage,
- was of advantage,
- pays off,
- made money,
- makes it big,
- made big,
- makes most of,
- cashed on,
- make most of,
- capitalizes on,
- make a haul,
- makes money,
- cashed in on,
- wert of advantage,
- re-covered,
- was advantage,
- are advantage,
- works for,
- am advantage,
- stood good stead,
- being advantage,
- reap the benefit,
- wert advantage,
- wrought for,
- turns advantage,
- putting good use,
- were advantage,
- making it big,
- is advantage,
- makes killing,
- pro fits,
- cashes in on,
- turning advantage,
- reap benefit,
- stands good stead,
- making good use of,
- work for,
- turn to advantage,
- putting to good use,
- am of advantage,
- makes capital,
- makes a killing,
- stands in good stead,
- standing in good stead,
- cashing on,
- cashing in on,
- learns from,
- be advantage,
- clean up,
- art advantage,
- make killing,
- pro-moting,
- capitalizing on,
- makes the most of,
- cleans up,
- re covering,
- make a killing,
- make haul,
- reaps the benefit,
- cash on,
- reaped the benefit,
- made a killing,
- turn advantage,
- wast of advantage,
- re-covering,
- worked for,
- puts to good use,
- stood in good stead,
- being of advantage,
- pro-fits,
- making capital,
- were of advantage,
- reaping benefit,
- making a haul,
- turning to advantage,
- re cover,
- stand in good stead,
- made haul,
- standing good stead,
- reaps benefit,
- makes big,
- making killing,
- making big,
- pay off,
- learnt from,
- re-cover,
- made it big,
- making a killing,
- made killing,
- making most of.
• two-time (verb)
- be disloyal,
- were dishonest,
- be unfaithful,
- are unfaithful,
- being disloyal,
- be dishonest,
- were disloyal,
- being dishonest,
- art unfaithful,
- was dishonest,
- wert dishonest,
- wast dishonest,
- is dishonest,
- wast disloyal,
- is unfaithful,
- am disloyal,
- wert disloyal,
- twotime,
- wast unfaithful,
- am dishonest,
- two time,
- were unfaithful,
- was unfaithful,
- are disloyal,
- are dishonest,
- wert unfaithful,
- being unfaithful,
- was disloyal,
- am unfaithful,
- is disloyal.
• use (verb)
- turned to account,
- puts in to action,
- be-stowing,
- finds a use,
- does with,
- turning account,
- ex-pend,
- makes use,
- putting to work,
- finds use,
- put use,
- makes do with,
- dost with,
- re-lated,
- sets in motion,
- ex pends,
- ex-pending,
- find use,
- be stows,
- didst with,
- plays on,
- put work,
- ex pending,
- be stowing,
- putting into action,
- puts forth,
- made do with,
- play on,
- sets motion,
- press into service,
- pressed in to service,
- making do with,
- putting use,
- puts use,
- puts to use,
- puts into action,
- turns to account,
- making use,
- pressed into service,
- putting forth,
- putting in to action,
- press in to service,
- found a use,
- make do with,
- doeth with,
- playing on,
- pressing in to service,
- turning to account,
- bring bear,
- turned account,
- put in to action,
- putting to use,
- pressing into service,
- played on,
- be-stows,
- putting work,
- find a use,
- ex pended,
- bring in to play,
- turns account,
- ex-pended,
- did with,
- be-stowed,
- be stowed,
- set in motion,
- finding use,
- make use,
- presses in to service,
- turn account,
- re late,
- doest with,
- be-stow,
- puts to work,
- be stow,
- put forth,
- presses into service,
- setting in motion,
- doing with,
- do with,
- put into action,
- doth with,
- set motion,
- ex pend,
- ex-pends,
- puts work.
• utilize (verb)
- hast recourse to,
- has recourse to,
- haddest recourse to,
- profited by,
- having recourse to,
- profiting by,
- had recourse to,
- profits by,
- resorts to,
- resorted to,
- resorting to,
- hath recourse to,
- hadst recourse to.
• victimize (verb)
- hadst for,
- stack deck,
- hast it for,
- hast in for,
- having it for,
- had it for,
- have in for,
- haddest it in for,
- having in for,
- has for,
- having for,
- stacking the deck,
- had for,
- hath for,
- hath it for,
- has it in for,
- pigeoned,
- has it for,
- having it in for,
- hadst it for,
- have it for,
- hast for,
- stacked the deck,
- haddest it for,
- had it in for,
- stacks deck,
- pigeoning,
- roping in,
- haddest in for,
- stacks the deck,
- stiffing,
- stacking deck,
- hadst it in for,
- hadst in for,
- haddest for,
- hath in for,
- had in for,
- discriminating against,
- ropes in,
- hast it in for,
- discriminates against,
- hath it in for,
- has in for.
• wrong (verb)
- dis honored,
- de fames,
- mis treat,
- dis credit,
- de faming,
- de-famed,
- dis honor,
- dis-honors,
- mis represent,
- de-fames,
- out raged,
- dis crediting,
- dis credits,
- dis honoring,
- mis-treated,
- mis represents,
- de famed,
- dis-honor,
- de fame,
- dis credited,
- mis representing,
- out-rages,
- dis honors,
- out-rage,
- dis-credit,
- out-raged,
- mis-treats,
- mis-represented,
- mis treats,
- mis-representing,
- de-faming,
- dis-crediting,
- ill treat,
- mis-represent,
- mis-represents,
- mis-treat,
- dis-honoring,
- dis-credits,
- de-fame,
- out-raging,
- mis treating,
- dis-honored,
- dis-credited,
- mis treated,
- mis represented,
- out rages.
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Other synonyms:
• capitalize
- avail oneself of,
- make capital of,
- Subsidizing,
- avails oneself of,
- avail of.
• deceive
- Humbugged,
- take for,
- take for ride,
- doublecross,
- Buffaloes,
- imposes upon,
- outwitting,
- impose upon,
- scamming,
- play joke on,
- ensnared,
- sucked in,
- buffalo,
- led on,
- out wit,
- cross up,
- imposed upon,
- double cross,
- beat out of,
- taking for ride,
- pull fast one,
- suck in,
- Entrapped,
- lead on,
- leading on,
- Humbugging,
- scammed,
- buffaloed,
- leads on,
- take to cleaners,
- hoodwink,
- Gouging.
• hurt
- wrong.
• mislead
- deceive.
• Other relevant words:
- step on,
- infringe on,
- milk,
- use for one’s own ends,
- use.
• utilize
- resort to,
- have recourse to.
• victimize
- Suckered,
- have for,
- rope in,
- stacked deck,
- discriminate against,
- stack the deck,
- roped in,
- pigeon,
- stiffed,
- discriminated against,
- have it in for,
- Suckering,
- Snowing,
- pigeons,
- immolate,
- stiffs,
- Snowed.
• wrong
- Illtreat.
• Other relevant words (noun):
- impose on,
- utilise,
- defile,
- malign,
- dupe,
- make good use of,
- have,
- oppress,
- profit from,
- maltreat,
- swindle,
- misuse,
- foist,
- bleed white,
- put to use,
- harm,
- ill-use,
- injure,
- cash in on,
- drain,
- play,
- touch,
- handle,
- cash in,
- trade on,
- trick,
- manoeuvre,
- bamboozle,
- turn to account,
- prey,
- pursue,
- outfox,
- stroke,
- put on,
- work,
- violate,
- assault sexually,
- outsmart,
- put across,
- make the most of,
- pick on,
- possess,
- manipulate,
- maximize,
- enjoy,
- persecute,
- rook,
- carpe diem,
- defraud,
- work upon,
- snooker,
- capitalize on,
- seize,
- outwit,
- deflower,
- rape,
- improve,
- gull,
- discredit,
- seize the day,
- ill-treat,
- dishonour,
- damage,
- calumniate,
- abuse,
- intimidate,
- mistreat,
- put over,
- benefit from,
- profit by,
- employ,
- cozen,
- work on,
- bully,
- asperse,
- ravish,
- pass the buck,
- flimflam,
- access,
- bleed,
- get,
- play upon,
- go after,
- impose,
- make hay.
How to use «Take advantage of» in context?
When it comes to taking advantage of opportunities, there are no limits. Whether you need to make money, find a new job, or just build your skills, there are endless ways to do it. Here are a few tips to help you take advantage of every opportunity that comes your way.
1. Ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask people for advice, or to ask for clarification on something. Chances are, somebody out there can help you take advantage of an opportunity.
2. Be creative. There are always ways to take advantage of opportunities.
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Tony Molina:
One of the huge keys to success here is to take advantage of your biggest asset : time.
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Brian Cornell:
It’s still a very solid and healthy consumer environment, we’re well positioned to take advantage of that.
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Sun Tzu:
When the leader is morally weak and his discipline not strict, when his instructions and guidance are not enlightened, when there are no consistent rules, neighboring rulers will take advantage of this.
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Simon Applebaum:
For example a network like Bravo or Discovery, they sort of see scripted as a natural way to expand their brand, they are also trying to take advantage of the fact that scripted is white hot. Everybody wants to do it. There are so many ways to do it now. There are so many people that want to get in and do scripted television. The rise of Netflix, Hulu and Amazon has really raised the creative bar about what people can do.
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Rory McIlroy:
Definitely the best I’ve played scoring?wise, i feel like tee to green it’s been pretty similar. I was able to take advantage of some of the good shots I was hitting today. I putted a lot better. I think I made six or seven birdies there in 13 holes.
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WORDS RELATED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
- avail oneself of
- exploit
- gain
- make capital of
- obtain
- profit
- realize
- subsidize
- take advantage of
- availing oneself of
- exploiting
- gaining
- making capital of
- obtaining
- profiting
- realizing
- subsidizing
- taking advantage of
- bamboozle
- be dishonest
- beat
- beat out of
- beguile
- betray
- bilk
- buffalo
- burn
- cheat
- circumvent
- clip
- con
- cozen
- cross up
- defraud
- delude
- disappoint
- double-cross
- dupe
- ensnare
- entrap
- fake
- falsify
- fleece
- fool
- gouge
- gull
- hoax
- hoodwink
- hook
- humbug
- impose upon
- lead on
- mislead
- outwit
- play joke on
- pull fast one
- put on
- put up a smokescreen
- rob
- scam
- screw
- sell
- skin
- suck in
- swindle
- take advantage of
- take for
- take for ride
- take in
- take to cleaners
- trick
- victimize
- bamboozles
- beats
- beats out of
- beguiles
- betrays
- bilks
- buffalos
- burns
- cheats
- circumvents
- clips
- cons
- cozens
- crosses up
- defrauds
- deludes
- disappoints
- double-crosses
- dupes
- ensnares
- entraps
- fakes
- falsifies
- fleeces
- fools
- gouges
- gulls
- hoaxes
- hoodwinks
- hooks
- humbugs
- imposes upon
- leads on
- outwits
- plays joke on
- pulls fast one
- puts on
- robs
- scams
- screws
- sells
- skins
- sucks in
- swindles
- takes advantage of
- takes for
- takes for ride
- takes in
- takes to cleaners
- tricks
- victimizes
- accept
- accommodate
- admit
- adopt
- avail oneself of
- comprehend
- comprise
- contain
- cover
- deal with
- embody
- enclose
- encompass
- espouse
- get into
- go in for
- grab
- have
- incorporate
- involve
- make use of
- provide for
- receive
- seize
- subsume
- take advantage of
- take in
- take on
- take up
- welcome
- accepts
- accommodates
- admits
- adopts
- avails oneself of
- comprehends
- comprises
- contains
- covers
- deals with
- embodies
- encloses
- encompasses
- espouses
- gets into
- goes in for
- grabs
- has
- incorporates
- involves
- makes use of
- provides for
- receives
- seizes
- subsumes
- takes advantage of
- takes in
- takes on
- takes up
- welcomes
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vb
1 abduct, acquire, arrest, capture, carry off, cart off (slang) catch, clutch, ensnare, entrap, gain possession of, get, get hold of, grasp, grip, have, help oneself to, lay hold of, obtain, receive, secure, seize, win
2 abstract, appropriate, blag (slang) cabbage (Brit. slang) carry off, filch, misappropriate, nick (slang, chiefly Brit.) pinch (informal) pocket, purloin, run off with, steal, swipe (slang) walk off with
3 book, buy, engage, hire, lease, pay for, pick, purchase, rent, reserve, select
4 abide, bear, brave, brook, endure, go through, hack (slang) pocket, put up with (informal) stand, stomach, submit to, suffer, swallow, thole (Scot.) tolerate, undergo, weather, withstand
5 consume, drink, eat, imbibe, ingest, inhale, swallow
6 accept, adopt, assume, enter upon, undertake
7 do, effect, execute, have, make, perform
8 assume, believe, consider, deem, hold, interpret as, perceive, presume, receive, regard, see as, think of as, understand
9 be efficacious, do the trick (informal) have effect, operate, succeed, work
10 bear, bring, carry, cart, convey, ferry, fetch, haul, tote (informal) transport
11 accompany, bring, conduct, convoy, escort, guide, hold (someone’s) hand, lead, usher
12 attract, become popular, captivate, charm, delight, enchant, fascinate, please, win favour
13 call for, demand, necessitate, need, require
14 deduct, eliminate, remove, subtract
15 accept, accommodate, contain, have room for, hold
16 (slang) bilk, cheat, con (informal) deceive, defraud, do (slang) dupe, fiddle (informal) gull (archaic) pull a fast one on (informal) stiff (slang) swindle
n
17 catch, gate, haul, proceeds, profits, receipts, return, revenue, takings, yield
Antonyms
2 give, give back, hand over, restore, return, surrender, yield
4 avoid, dodge, give in, give way
6 decline, dismiss, eschew, ignore, refuse, reject, scorn, spurn
take aback
astonish, astound, bewilder, disconcert, flabbergast (informal) floor (informal) nonplus, stagger, startle, stun, surprise
take back
1 disavow, disclaim, recant, renege, renounce, retract, unsay, withdraw
2 get back, recapture, reclaim, reconquer, regain, repossess, retake
3 accept back, exchange, give one a refund for
take down
1 make a note of, minute, note, put on record, record, set down, transcribe, write down
2 depress, drop, haul down, let down, lower, pull down, remove, take off
3 demolish, disassemble, dismantle, level, raze, take apart, take to pieces, tear down
4 deflate, humble, humiliate, mortify, put down (slang)
take in
1 absorb, assimilate, comprehend, digest, get the hang of (informal) grasp, understand
2 comprise, contain, cover, embrace, encompass, include
3 accommodate, admit, let in, receive
4 (informal) bilk, cheat, con (informal) cozen, deceive, do (slang) dupe, fool, gull (archaic) hoodwink, mislead, pull the wool over (someone’s) eyes (informal) stiff (slang) swindle, trick
take off
1 discard, divest oneself of, doff, drop, peel off, remove, strip off
2 become airborne, leave the ground, lift off, take to the air
3 (informal) abscond, beat it (slang) decamp, depart, disappear, go, hit the road (slang) hook it (slang) leave, pack one’s bags (informal) set out, slope off, split (slang) strike out
4 (informal) caricature, hit off, imitate, lampoon, mimic, mock, parody, satirize, send up (Brit. informal) spoof (informal) take the piss (out of) (taboo slang) travesty
take on
1 employ, engage, enlist, enrol, hire, retain
2 acquire, assume, come to have
3 accept, address oneself to, agree to do, have a go at (informal) tackle, undertake
4 compete against, contend with, enter the lists against, face, fight, match oneself against, oppose, pit oneself against, vie with
5 (informal) break down, get excited, get upset, give way, make a fuss
take over
assume control of, become leader of, come to power, gain control of, succeed to, take command of
take to
1 flee to, head for, make for, man, run for
2 become friendly, be pleased by, be taken with, conceive an affection for, get on with, like, warm to
3 have recourse to, make a habit of, resort to
take up
1 adopt, assume, become involved in, engage in, start
2 begin again, carry on, continue, follow on, go on, pick up, proceed, recommence, restart, resume
3 absorb, consume, cover, extend over, fill, occupy, use up
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