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Synonyms of have in English:
have
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verb
1‘he had a new car and a boat’
SYNONYMS
possess, own, be in possession of, be the owner of, be the possessor of, be the proud possessor of, have in one's possession, have to one's name, count among one's possessions, be blessed with, boast, enjoy
keep, maintain, retain, hold, use, utilize, occupy
ANTONYMS
be bereft of
2‘the flat has five rooms’
SYNONYMS
comprise, consist of, contain, include, incorporate, be composed of, be made up of, be formed of
embrace, embody, encompass, take in
formal comprehend
3‘they had beans on toast’
SYNONYMS
eat, consume, devour, partake of
drink, empty, drain, quaff
informal demolish, dispose of, put away, get outside of, scoff, scoff down, pack away, tuck away
imbibe, sink, knock back
British informal shift, bevvy
North American informal scarf, scarf down, scarf up, snarf, snarf down, snarf up, inhale
rare ingurgitate, bib
4‘she had a letter from Mark’
SYNONYMS
receive, get, be given, be sent, obtain, acquire, procure, come by, take receipt of
ANTONYMS
send, give
5‘we've decided to have a party’
SYNONYMS
organize, arrange, hold, give, host, throw, provide, put on, lay on, set up, fix up, make arrangements for, make preparations for, pencil in, prepare for, plan for
ANTONYMS
cancel
6‘she's going to have a baby’
SYNONYMS
give birth to, bear, produce, be delivered of, bring into the world
informal drop
archaic be brought to bed of, bring forth, beget
7‘we are having guests for dinner’
SYNONYMS
entertain, be host to, cater for, receive
invite round, invite over, ask round, ask over, show hospitality to, invite to a meal, invite to a party, wine and dine
accommodate, put up, take in, give a bed to
ANTONYMS
visit
8‘the driver had trouble finding the restaurant’
SYNONYMS
experience, encounter, undergo, face, meet, find, go through, run into, come across, be subjected to, have experience of, be faced with
9‘I have a headache’
SYNONYMS
be suffering from, be afflicted by, be affected by, be troubled with, be a sufferer from
informal be a martyr to
10‘I went to a few parties and had a good time’
SYNONYMS
experience, enjoy, taste
11‘many pilots have doubts about the safety of the new computer system’
SYNONYMS
harbour, feel, entertain, foster, nurse, cherish, nurture, bear, sustain, maintain, keep in one's mind
12‘he had little patience with technological gadgetry’
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manifest, show, display, exhibit, demonstrate, express, evince
13‘he had his bodyguards throw Chris out’
SYNONYMS
cause to, make, ask to, request to, get to, tell to, require to, persuade to, induce to, prevail upon someone to
order to, command to, direct to, enjoin to, oblige to, force to, compel to, coerce to
14‘I can't have you insulting Tom like that’
SYNONYMS
tolerate, endure, bear, support, accept, put up with, go along with, take, countenance, brook
permit to, allow to
informal stand, abide, stick, stomach, hold with
British informal be doing with
15‘I have to get up at 6.30 tomorrow morning’
SYNONYMS
must, have got to, be obliged to, be required to, be compelled to, be forced to, be bound to, be duty-bound to, be under an obligation to
16‘I realized I'd been had’
SYNONYMS
trick, fool, deceive, cheat, dupe, take in, outwit, double-cross, hoodwink, swindle
informal do, con, diddle, bilk, rip off, shaft, pull a fast one on, put one over on, take to the cleaners
North American informal sucker, snooker, stiff
Phrases
- have someone on
‘that's just too neat—you're having me on’
SYNONYMS
play a trick on, play a joke on, joke with, trick, tease, rag, pull someone's leg, fool about, fool around
informal kid, rib, take the mickey out of, make a monkey out of, take for a ride, lead up the garden path
British informal wind up
North American informal put on, pull someone's chain
British vulgar slang take the piss out of
dated make sport of
‘he's had it in for me since I started seeing Gwen’
SYNONYMS
be hostile to, feel ill will towards, show ill will towards, show antagonism to, bear a grudge towards, be against, be set against, be prejudiced against, disapprove of
persecute, pick on, push about, push around, lean on, bully, abuse, discriminate against, ill-treat, mistreat, maltreat, harass, hound, torment, terrorize, torture, punish unfairly
informal have a down on, be down on, give someone a hard time, hassle, needle, get on someone's back, make things hot for someone
1‘she had a blue dress on’
SYNONYMS
be wearing, be dressed in, be clothed in, be garbed in, be attired in, be turned out in, be decked out in, be tricked out in, be robed in
archaic be apparelled in
2‘I have got a lot on at the moment’
SYNONYMS
be committed to, have arranged, have planned, have organized, have fixed up, have on the agenda, have made arrangements for
1‘as soon as you see the enemy, let them have it!’
SYNONYMS
attack, assault, beat, beat up, batter, thrash, pound, pummel, assail, set upon, fall upon, strike at, let fly at, tear into, lash out at
informal jump, paste, do over, work over, knock about, knock around, rough up, lay into, lace into, sail into, pitch into, get stuck into, beat the living daylights out of
British informal set about, have a go at, duff someone up
North American informal beat up on, light into
2‘she let me have it, in a stream of obscenities’
SYNONYMS
scold, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, admonish, remonstrate with, chastise, chide, upbraid, berate, take to task, pull up, castigate, lambast, read someone the Riot Act, give someone a piece of one's mind, go on at, haul over the coals, criticize, censure
informal tell off, give someone a talking-to, give someone a telling-off, dress down, give someone a dressing-down, give someone an earful, give someone a roasting, give someone a rocket, give someone a rollicking, rap, rap over the knuckles, slap someone's wrist, send someone away with a flea in their ear, bawl out, give someone hell, come down on, blow up, pitch into, lay into, lace into, give someone a caning, put on the mat, slap down, blast, rag, keelhaul
British informal tick off, have a go at, carpet, monster, give someone a mouthful, tear someone off a strip, give someone what for, give someone some stick, wig, give someone a wigging, give someone a row, row
North American informal chew out, ream out, take to the woodshed
British vulgar slang bollock, give someone a bollocking, tear someone a new arsehole, rip someone a new arsehole
North American vulgar slang chew someone's ass, ream someone's ass, tear someone a new asshole, rip someone a new asshole
dated call down, rate, give someone a rating, trim
rare reprehend, objurgate
‘I am not worried—they've got nothing on me’
SYNONYMS
have no evidence against, know nothing bad about, know nothing damning about, have no incriminating information about
1‘in private they admit that they've had it’
SYNONYMS
have no chance, have no hope, have failed, be finished, be out, be defeated, have lost, have no chance of success, have come to nothing
have flopped, have bitten the dust, have come a cropper
ANTONYMS
succeed
2‘if you ever let this information get out to the public, you've had it’
SYNONYMS
be in trouble, be going to be punished, be going to suffer the consequences, be going to pay the price, be in for a scolding, be going to answer for something
be for it, be for the high jump, be in hot water, be in deep water, be in shtook, be in deep shtook, be going to take the rap, be going to catch it
‘Steph had it off with Tony while he was going out with Lani’
SYNONYMS
have sex, have sexual intercourse, make love, sleep together, sleep with, go to bed together, go to bed with
mate
informal do it, do the business, go all the way, make whoopee, have one's way with, bed, know in the biblical sense, tumble
British informal bonk, get one's oats
North American informal boff, get it on
euphemistic be intimate
vulgar slang fuck, screw, bang, lay, get one's leg over, shaft, dick, frig, do, have, hump, poke, shtup, dip one's wick, ride, service
British vulgar slang shag, knob, get one's end away, knock someone off, give someone one, roger, grind, stuff, tup
Scottish vulgar slang podger
North American vulgar slang ball, jump, jump someone's bones, bone, pork, diddle, nail
Australian, New Zealand vulgar slang root
formal copulate
archaic fornicate, possess, lie together, lie with, couple, swive, know
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