Synonyms of had at

had at

phrase

past tense of have at

as in went at

to start work on energetically

This project needs to be finished today, so we'd better have at it.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• went at
• approached
• tackled
• dived (into)
• waded (in or into)
• undertook
• sailed into
• pitched into
• tore into
• addressed
• attacked
• focused (on)
• concentrated (on)
• pursued
• fell (to)
• lit into
• settled (down)
• buckled (down to)
• pitched in
• plunged (in)
• faced
• took up
• zeroed (in on)
• knuckled down (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoided
• evaded
• shunned
• played
• puttered (around)
• lagged
• fiddled (around)
• trifled
• fooled
• messed
• poked
• idled
• dawdled
• pottered (around)
• dallied
• dillydallied
• monkeyed (around)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of had at

Its efforts to strike at Crimea, though, were limited by the weapons Ukraine had at the time. — Marc Santora, New York Times, 4 July 2026