HAVE ON Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

have on

verb

Definition of have on

chiefly British

as in to trick

to cause to believe what is untrue you're having me on, aren't you, mate?

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Recent Examples of have on What impact did her decision to (arguably) curve Drake’s kiss attempt when presenting her the award have on both of their mythologies? — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026 The pride comes from the undeniable influence that Native American ideas and principles of governance had on the Founding Fathers. — Scott Baldauf, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2026 The latter includes a wireless charging case, adds slightly more battery life, and has on-stem volume controls. — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026 The impact their lives had on others is still being shown to our families daily. — CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for have on

Recent Examples of Synonyms for have on

Verb

The North Koreans will then trick victims to install the malware under the guise of completing a computer coding test or troubleshooting an error in an online video call.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
Light pollution from various sources in our bedroom can trick the brain into producing less melatonin, which can negatively impact sleep quality.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of trick

Verb

Trump dismisses warnings Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and SpaceXAI’s Elon Musk have all called for greater government oversight of the industry after a series of hacks revealed AI agents conspiring to deceive humans.

— Jill Colvin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
The Bucs couldn’t ask for a better bounce-back opponent after dropping their opener in Cincy, a somewhat deceiving result because of all the Baker Mayfield turnovers.

— Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of deceive

Verb

The second season of The Paper is a sitcom trying to fool itself.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
In July, OpenAI said its models were responsible for a cyber incident on another company, while Anthropic’s Claude models were also responsible for cybersecurity incidents, including in one case where Mythos created fake identities to fool humans.

— Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of fool

Verb

The Spanish aquarium took in two of Marineland's beluga whales, including Jelly Bean.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
Danbi steals money from the church and ends up imprisoned, separated from her daughter (whom righteous John takes in), and responsible for her partner’s suicide.

— Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026