Run by and Take

Opposite meaning terms

Run by verb - Pass by while running.

Show all Definitions

Take is an antonym for run by in go by topic.

Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.

Show all Definitions

Run by is an antonym for take.

Nearby Words: taking, taken, taker

Ash sarcastically dared her to take Psyduck down to the salon (being run by Team Rocket) in order to prove her point, and Misty sincerely agreed to it.

Source: Humiliation Conga / Anime and Manga
In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, you have to take the boat run by Roxie's dad to get to Castelia City the first time.

Source: Get on the Boat
Hired Guns: Motie armies are run by Masters who typically take up whatever cause seems most profitable.

Source: Literature / The Mote in God's Eye

Cite this Source

Take and Run by. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/run_by/take

Run by & Take. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/run_by/take>.

Take or Run by. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/run_by/take.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "run by" and "take" have occurred on timeline