TAKE HOLD Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

take hold

phrase

Definition of take hold

as in work

to produce a desired effect It was clear in the students' essays that her lessons had taken hold.

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Recent Examples of take hold Boaz’s family life is upturned just as the AIDs epidemic takes hold. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 And once the rupture takes hold, the soldiers—those who have never been run toward—turn and flee. — Abdelrahman Elgendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026 The policy, however, risks a downshift in hiring and an uptick in the unemployment rate, though such fallout typically takes hold after a lag time lasting several months. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 This cycle is taking hold just as Brazilian resources, exports, and investments are becoming more valuable to the rest of the world, which is the moment when the country’s leverage should be growing rather than declining. — Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for take hold

Recent Examples of Synonyms for take hold

take effect

Phrase

If passed, the credit would take effect in 2027 and would be stackable with states’ production incentives.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Founded by Texas couple Scott and Alla Laroque in 2022, the same year the No Surprises Act took effect, the company is one of the fledgling industry's biggest players.

— Anna Schecter, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026