Take
Take verb - To achieve a victory over.
Usage example: I know we can take that team
Win against and take are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Win against" instead a verb "Take".
Win against
Win against verb - To achieve a victory over.
Usage example: a child prodigy who has already won against a number of more experienced chess players
Take and win against are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Take" instead a verb "Win against".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
-
A being who could take on Republic warships, nomadic pirates, and even Jedi, and win against them all.
Source: Literature / Outbound Flight -
Badass Normal: Case in point, he was able to take on and win against the superhuman Blockbuster with only weapons.
Source: Characters / DC Animated New 52 - Kurita in Eyeshield21 is arguably the strongest linesman in Japan, being the only person being able to take on and win against Gaou.
Source: Mighty Glacier
Cite this Source
Win against and Take. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/take/win_against
Take & Win against. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/take/win_against>.
Win against or Take. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/take/win_against.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "take" and "win against" have occurred on timeline