Thesaurus

have

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of HAVE

1
to keep, control, or experience as one's own <my uncle has a sizable collection of black powder rifles>
Phrases rejoice in
Antonyms lack, want
2
to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly <we decided that I would have the job of calling the volunteers on the phone> <she refused to have him as a husband>
Synonyms accept, have
3
to bring forth from the womb <her grandmother had 11 children>
Synonyms birth [chiefly dialect], deliver, drop, have, mother, produce
Near Antonyms abort, lose, miscarry
4
to cause to believe what is untrue <he'd been had —the painting was a fake, and he never saw the art dealer or his money again>
Antonyms undeceive
5
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it <had a great time at the party> <had three operations on her leg>
6
to give permission for or to approve of <I will not have any more nonsense about a party in celebration of my retirement>
7
to influence someone with a bribe <an upstanding judge who could not be had at any price>
8
to keep in one's mind or heart <I have never had an unkind thought for him> <do you have an opinion?>
Related Words cultivate, foster, nurture, support, sustain; carry, keep, maintain, preserve, remember, retain, treasure; cleave (to), cling (to), hug, stick (to); brood (about or over), fixate (on or upon), obsess (about or over)

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