HAD Synonyms: 327 Similar and Opposite Words

had

verb

Definition of had

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 Since 1950, Kentucky has had 12 Democratic governors, compared to only five in Iowa. — Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026 The character had the same condition as Mitte, though more pronounced. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026 Braves president Alex Anthopoulos had a different perspective during his season-ending media availability on Sunday. — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026 The pending spinoff of Peacock’s parent NBCUniversal from Comcast has not had an impact on its programming strategy so far but the timing of the streamer’s launch has, Katz said. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026 But Singh had the rare opportunity stay with the project through production and serve as an executive producer. — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026 In the director’s tent, Lee sat next to his script supervisor, hunched over a boxy monitor that had long blinders attached to keep out the light. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 The Boss Bottled Beyond fragrance had an avant-première in travel retail, for example. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026 Gen had a bit more growing up to do than Kat, but Kat never let go of her hand. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026

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Ground Floor Contemporary is an artist-run collective with studios in a building owned by art-scene stalwart Sara Garden Armstrong.

— Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
The British specialty brand Holliday & Brown, owned by the Italian silk specialist Mantero Group since 2002, is marking its 100th anniversary this year and has released a celebratory capsule collection inspired by the brand’s archives.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of owned

Verb

The blast produced enough energy to flatten a significant stretch of the Siberian wilderness, marking an event that still serves as a cautionary tale — and a major point of reference — for modern planetary defense efforts.

— Micah Hanks, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
This stands in sharp contrast to their roles in the 1991 Gulf War coalition, the post-2014 campaign against ISIS, the maritime coalition against the Houthis in the Red Sea in 2023–24, and the diplomacy that produced the 2015 nuclear deal.

— Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of produced

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Some veterans say recruiters deceived them and Haitian authorities tortured them; their families call them scapegoats.

— Astrid Suárez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Some of the Colombians have long maintained that they were deceived about the mission and arrived at the home after Moïse had already been killed.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of deceived

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All residents and other property owners who have experienced water outages, low water pressure, or both, are advised to boil all water or use bottled water for drinking, cooking, preparing baby food or brushing their teeth, the news release said.

— Reed Williams, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026
His daughter, Stephanie Friends, experienced that musical life from inside the family home.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of experienced

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By automating tasks that once required human discretion, rulers can replace unreliable intermediaries with faithful algorithms that cannot be bribed or manipulated.

— Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026
The country’s largest wine and spirits distributor has entered into an agreement with federal prosecutors to resolve allegations that its executives and employees bribed alcohol retailers for favorable placement of certain products.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of bribed

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The rapper, who pleaded not guilty to all charges, has been held at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center since he was arrested in September 2024.

— Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
That means every state budget could be held hostage until the whims of a small fraction of legislators is satisfied.

— Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2025