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have on

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chiefly British

Synonyms & Antonyms of have on

to cause to believe what is untrue

you're having me on, aren't you, mate?

Synonyms for have on

bamboozle,
beguile,
bluff,
buffalo,
burn,
catch,
con,
cozen,
deceive,
delude,
dupe,
fake out,
fool,
gaff,
gammon,
gull,
have,
hoax,
hoodwink,
hornswoggle,
humbug,
juggle,
misguide,
misinform,
mislead,
snooker,
snow,
spoof,
string along,
suck in,
sucker,
take in,
trick

Words Related to have on

kid,
put on,
tease

bleed,
cheat,
chisel,
defraud,
diddle,
euchre,
fleece,
flimflam,
hustle,
mulct,
rook,
shortchange,
skin,
squeeze,
stick,
sting,
swindle

Phrases Synonymous with have on

do a number on,
lead one down the garden path
(also lead one up the garden path),
pull one's leg,
pull the wool over one's eyes

Near Antonyms for have on

debunk,
expose,
reveal,
show up,
uncloak,
uncover,
unmask

disclose,
divulge,
tell,
unveil

disabuse,
disenchant,
disillusion

Antonyms for have on

undeceive

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The first known use of have on was before the 12th century

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