HAVING Synonyms: 335 Similar and Opposite Words

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as in hands

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verb

present participle of have

as in owning

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 accepting

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 producing

to bring forth from the womb her grandmother had 11 children

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as in tricking

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 experiencing

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 allowing

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 bribing

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

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as in holding

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 having

Noun

Make something soft and face-having, and the human brain will happily anthropomorphize it. — Marisa McMillan, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025 Therefore, chemically, at some point in the past, whether on Earth or elsewhere, a metabolism-having, replicating organism emerged, creating an origin point for life. — Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025

Verb

Fans know these characters so well already that remaining text accurate while also having artistic license could be difficult. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026 Constraints on the regional supply of natural gas leads to higher supply costs, which contribute to New England having higher electricity costs on average than the rest of the country. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026 The Lizzie Borden Story lifts Abby out of mythological passivity and puts her at the center of events, perhaps most significantly by having her kill Lizzie’s pet doves. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 The New Orleans icon and his cohost, Craig Carton, reflected on Wayne having the vintage Young Money logo emblazoned on the elevator doors — which were a gift — of his first Miami condo. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026 But as standards are lowered, funds will be, too, resulting in families having fewer opportunities to connect. — Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 Writer-director Joshua Giuliano, making his feature debut, understands the mechanics of the slasher-thriller in a deep way, having fun with audience expectations as a trio of siblings take a boat trip to dispose of their father’s ashes. — Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 For men, cessation of heavy drinking means having no more than four standard drinks on a single day or 14 drinks weekly, and for women, maximum three drinks on one day or seven drinks weekly, the authors wrote. — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026 The men were accused of having secondary roles in the scheme and were not charged with having a direct role. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for having

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However, a process built around experimentation and human hands — which can only work so fast — becomes complicated as demand accelerates.

— Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Among other things, Noohu accused showrunner Ed Brubaker of rubbing his back and of making comments about running his hands through Noohu’s hair.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of hands

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And in The Uprising, basically every land-owning English person is an enemy of the peasants, who are overtaxed by King Richard II (Woody Norman) after the plague kills half of the country’s population.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
The key to all this is to compete on the total cost of owning your house compared with a new one.

— Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of owning

Verb

The Big Ten’s explanation is unlikely to satisfy everyone, even if the MAC released a statement accepting it.

— Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Investigators also found Chavez-DeRemer did not report the tickets, valued at approximately $100 a piece, as she was required to do, despite having completed ethics training explaining government policy on accepting gifts.

— Andrea Hsu, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of accepting

Verb

That target remains well beyond simply producing a larger processor.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Centuries before the internet infiltrated almost every aspect of daily life, Swift described how scientific and technological advances could lead to chronic distraction by producing an obsession with what could be rather than what is.

— Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of producing

Verb

An English springer spaniel in Alabama loves nothing more than spending her whole day in the pool and has taken to tricking her parents into letting her into the pool every day.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
In many cases, the robot tail wags the living dog by tricking it—tricking us—into caring about obscure metrics, then gamifying the process of improving them.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of tricking

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Celebrity guest arrivals and studio portraits were particularly engaging, experiencing a significant lift from the collaboration tool on Instagram.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
For women experiencing brain fog, menopause may be part of the picture, but sleep problems, chronic stress, anxiety, depression and other health conditions can also affect memory and concentration.

— Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of experiencing

Verb

Connected information can help close that gap by allowing organizations to identify patterns and engage customers before an issue becomes a larger business problem.

— Suresh Rajapakse, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Many airlines now integrate Air Tag data into their baggage tracking process, allowing travelers to share the device location with customer service representatives through their mobile apps.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of allowing

Verb

Joseph Livreri and his brother Anthony Livreri pleaded guilty to conspiracy and bribery after being charged with bribing a former New York City buildings commissioner who was part of Eric Adams' Democratic administration.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
Lucienne, a mountain girl charmed by Ortiz, eased their passage by bribing the right gendarme.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026