Take flight and Take on

Opposite meaning terms

Take flight verb - Run away quickly.

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Take on is an antonym for take flight in topics: escape, break away from, run away to escape.

Take on verb - To enter into contest or conflict with.

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Take flight is an antonym for take on.

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Take on and Take flight. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/take_flight/take_on

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