Taking in arms implies holding or embracing someone or something physically or emotionally. Conversely, its antonyms mean opposite actions, including rejecting, releasing, relinquishing, or distancing oneself from someone/something. Rejection denotes refusal to accept or consider someone/something; release means to set free or liberate, letting go of someone/something; relinquishing is giving up, abandoning or renouncing something; distancing is creating a physical or emotional space between oneself and someone/something. While taking in arms might imply affection or acceptance, its antonyms indicate detachment, disapproval, or even aversion. Each of these contrasting actions represents a different facet of human behaviour and emotions.