HAD Synonyms: 327 Similar and Opposite Words

had

verb

Definition of had next

past tense of have

as in owned

to keep, control, or experience as one's own my uncle has a sizable collection of black powder rifles

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as in accepted

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

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as in produced

to bring forth from the womb her grandmother had 11 children

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as in deceived

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

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as in experienced

to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it had a great time at the party had three operations on her leg

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as in allowed

to give permission for or to approve of I will not have any more nonsense about a party in celebration of my retirement

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as in bribed

to influence someone with a bribe an upstanding judge who could not be had at any price

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as in held

to keep in one's mind or heart I have never had an unkind thought for him do you have an opinion?

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Recent Examples of had But as of Tuesday evening, Wasserman Schultz’s opponents had yet to agree on who should carry that torch. —

Miami Herald, 3 June 2026 Still, there are pleasures to be had in the slow build and, as Con and Doane have found, in the comfort of lives lived in just the particular way these men have decided to live them. —

Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 June 2026 Ehlers, though, had the perfect shot, ringing the post and sending the Hurricanes faithful into a frenzy with the 1-0 lead before some could even get to their seats. —

Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026 His breath had the tang of sour bananas. —

Literary Hub, 3 June 2026 Wembanyama, 17 at the time, had a dominant 22-point, eight-block performance in the loss. —

Devon Henderson, New York Times, 27 May 2026 Lucas Thorpe had four hits for Covina. —

Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026 Rio Mesa had to forfeit the win and Saugus took its place in the semifinals. —

Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 27 May 2026 But yes, that was cold-blooded to Dickson, who clearly had a crush on her. —

Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025

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More than three-quarters of America’s financial assets, including stocks, are owned by the top 20% — and more than a quarter by the top 1%.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
Also included in this zone is the adjacent unnamed development (owned by the same developers as Lee + White), which is the new home of the Atlanta Food Truck Park, and Bogg’s Social and Supply next door.

— Kate Williams, AJC.com, 29 May 2026