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

Videos on the Instagram page for the restaurant show a packed establishment late at night with young people having fun and drinking, with a long line outside. —

Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026 Azimi said having Pahlavi as the head of Iran would bring democracy back to the country and end the humanitarian crisis there. —

Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026 But as Drumgold sees it, living anywhere else would be far more extreme than having no kitchen. —

Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 26 Mar. 2026 But that 34-day war only further enhanced Hezbollah’s position in Lebanon as a powerful armed militia, operating outside of government reach while at the same time — particularly since 2008 – actually being part of the government and having effective control over it. —

Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026 And having the baby to sing to is actually a pretty natural way to bring singing into the show. —

Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2026 Fuel costs typically vary by region, with some areas having much lower gas prices than others. —

Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 19 Mar. 2026 As with other kinds of addiction, not everyone who places a bet ends up having a life-altering gambling problem. —

Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026 Despite never marrying or having children, Henry could see the potential the market in children’s toys held. —

Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for having

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In the clip, shared by @whit_fashionfinds, footage from inside her living room shows her teen on hands and knees pushing clutter across the floor and underneath the couch.

— Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Consider setting aside grandiose ambitions for the moment and taking a break to do something active with your hands.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026