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

Hughes knows without the work of Jones, the rest of the defense and the sophomore goalkeeper tandem of Matthew Beal and Kyle Kelly, Barwiolek and the Vikings’ offense wouldn’t have the success its having. — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 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

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Noun

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

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Speculation the two were romantically linked first surfaced in 2020, but by February 2021, Rodgers stunned fans by revealing he was engaged while accepting his third NFL MVP award.

— Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Hafley was gone by that season, accepting a job as co-defensive coordinator at Ohio State, before quickly taking over as head coach at Boston College the following year.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of accepting

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Out of the more than 7,000 wine-producing châteaus in the region, 21 were highlighted by Michelin despite not earning a grape; then 38 received one, 16 were awarded two, and nine achieved the highest distinction of three.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2026
By contrast, the other oil-producing countries in the Persian Gulf are getting more oil through the Strait of Hormuz, despite Iran’s efforts to scare away shipping with drone and missile attacks.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 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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The resulting signals contain information about the structure of molecules, allowing researchers to distinguish between different substances.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
The price for Senate Republicans to finish the college sports bill quickly this week might be a roll call vote on allowing NCAA athletes to organize.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of allowing

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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