Command and Take

Command

Command verb - To ask for (something) earnestly or with authority.

Usage example: an act of courage that commands the admiration of all who witnessed it

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Take and command are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Take" instead the word "Command" as a verb or a noun.

Take verb - To have as a requirement.

Usage example: it will take a lot of courage to stand up for what is right

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Command and take are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Command" instead the word "Take" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: taking, taken, taker

good	good command	good take
best	best command	best take
exact	exact command	exact take
similar	similar command	similar take
Other adjectives: direct, complete, original, single, actual, real, great, personal, new, unique, major, final, next, last, different, previous.

Saul Tarvitz assumes command of the betrayed space marines; Graham McNeill's Fulgrim recounts how Captain Demeter, offered the command when he recovered from his injuries, refused to take it.

Source: You Are in Command Now
However, Reddy is not willing to let a "Snipe" command a ship, so he sends his XO to take temporary command.

Source: You Are in Command Now
In the movie The Diamond Dust Rebellion, Rangiku has to take temporary command of Squad 10 after Captain Hitsugaya turns up missing.

Source: You Are in Command Now

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Take and Command. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/take

Command & Take. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/take>.

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