100 Best Synonyms for “Take Over”

No.	Item	Definition
1.	absorb	take in and incorporate
2.	accede to	attain a position or office
3.	acquire	come to possess or control
4.	administer	direct the operation of
5.	annex	add territory by taking control
6.	appropriate	take for one’s own use
7.	assimilate	absorb into a larger group
8.	assume command	take leadership control
9.	assume control	begin directing something
10.	assume office	begin holding a position
11.	be at the helm	be in control
12.	be in charge	have responsibility and control
13.	buy out	purchase another’s controlling interest
14.	call the shots	make the key decisions
15.	captain	lead or direct
16.	capture	gain control of something
17.	chair	preside over
18.	command	exercise authority over
19.	commandeer	take control for your own use
20.	conduct	direct the course of
21.	conquer	defeat and take control
22.	control	direct or dominate
23.	corner	gain dominating control of
24.	defeat	win control by beating
25.	depose	remove from power
26.	dethrone	remove from ruling power
27.	direct	guide or control
28.	displace	force out and replace
29.	dominate	control strongly or completely
30.	edge out	displace gradually
31.	engross	occupy fully
32.	engulf	surround and take over
33.	enter office	begin serving in office
34.	fill in for	temporarily take someone’s duties
35.	fill the role	take someone’s place
36.	front	lead publicly
37.	gain	come to have or control
38.	govern	rule or control
39.	grab	take suddenly or firmly
40.	handle	manage or control
41.	head	be the leader of
42.	hold sway	exercise controlling influence
43.	hold the reins	control the direction
44.	incorporate	take in as part
45.	inherit	receive control from a predecessor
46.	intercept	seize before arrival or use
47.	intervene	become involved to direct events
48.	invade	enter by force
49.	lay claim to	assert ownership or control
50.	lead	be in charge of
51.	lord it over	act as dominant authority
52.	manage	be in charge of
53.	master	gain complete control over
54.	monopolize	gain exclusive control of
55.	move against	act to seize control
56.	move in on	approach to seize control
57.	move into	enter and assume control
58.	muscle in	force your way into control
59.	occupy	move in and hold control
60.	operate	control the functioning of
61.	oust	remove and replace
62.	overpower	defeat and gain control
63.	override	use greater authority than
64.	overrun	spread over and control
65.	oversee	watch and direct
66.	overwhelm	overcome completely
67.	phase out	replace gradually over time
68.	pick up	assume or continue responsibility
69.	pilot	guide or direct
70.	preempt	take before others can
71.	preside over	be in authority over
72.	reign over	rule over
73.	relieve	take over another’s duties
74.	replace	become the new holder
75.	rise to power	gain ruling authority
76.	rule	exercise authority over
77.	run	manage or control
78.	secure	gain and keep control
79.	seize control	gain control forcefully
80.	step in	enter to assume control
81.	subdue	bring under control
82.	subjugate	bring under domination
83.	succeed	come after in a role
84.	supersede	replace in authority or function
85.	supervise	oversee and direct
86.	supplant	take the place of
87.	swallow up	absorb completely
88.	take charge	assume responsibility or control
89.	take command	begin leading or directing
90.	take the helm	assume leadership control
91.	take the reins	assume control
92.	take up	begin handling or occupying
93.	topple	bring down from power
94.	undertake	take on as a duty
95.	unseat	remove from office
96.	usurp	wrongfully seize another’s position
97.	vanquish	defeat thoroughly
98.	win	gain by effort or contest
99.	wrench away	take away forcibly
100.	wrest	pull away by force