Synonyms of having

having 1 of 2

noun

as in hands

Related Words

• hands
• possession
• control
• keeping
• acquisition
• gain

Dissimilar Words

• loss
• misplacement
• deprivation
• mislaying
• privation
• dispossession
• forfeit
• penalty
• forfeiture

having

2 of 2

verb

present participle of have

1

as in owning

to keep, control, or experience as one's own

my uncle has a sizable collection of black powder rifles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• owning
• possessing
• enjoying
• retaining
• holding
• keeping
• commanding
• carrying
• reserving
• rejoicing in
• withholding
• bearing
• boasting
• sporting
• showing off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wanting
• lacking
• abandoning
• yielding
• relinquishing
• renouncing
• dumping
• surrendering
• requiring
• ceding
• discarding
• needing
• handing over
• rejecting
• declining
• disclaiming
• disowning
• repudiating
• spurning

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accepting
• taking
• adopting
• confirming
• tolerating
• ratifying
• sanctioning
• warranting
• standing
• consenting (to)
• sustaining
• yielding (to)
• submitting (to)
• acceding (to)
• welcoming
• supporting
• swallowing
• conceding (to)
• assenting (to)
• enduring
• bowing (to)
• surrendering (to)
• giving in (to)
• succumbing (to)
• embracing
• countenancing
• shouldering
• capitulating (to)
• sticking out
• acquiescing (to)
• abiding
• stomaching
• OK'ing
• bearing
• brooking
• sweating out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denying
• refusing
• rejecting
• declining
• opposing
• disallowing
• protesting
• disapproving
• dissenting (to)
• resisting
• objecting (to)
• fighting
• turning down
• withstanding
• vetoing
• spurning
• combating
• negativing
• contesting
• holding off

3

as in producing

to bring forth from the womb

her grandmother had 11 children

Synonyms & Similar Words

• producing
• delivering
• bearing
• getting
• mothering
• generating
• birthing
• dropping
• giving birth to
• reproducing
• breeding
• spawning
• laboring
• propagating
• multiplying
• siring
• fathering
• begetting
• kidding
• kindling
• littering
• calving
• whelping
• kittening
• pupping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• aborting
• miscarrying

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tricking
• deceiving
• fooling
• teasing
• kidding
• juggling
• catching
• deluding
• conning
• duping
• misleading
• burning
• stinging
• cheating
• suckering
• having on
• humbugging
• taking in
• hoodwinking
• gammoning
• gulling
• stringing along
• misinforming
• sucking in
• bamboozling
• snowing
• misguiding
• bluffing
• gaffing
• hoaxing
• snookering
• faking out
• spoofing
• buffaloing
• cozening
• beguiling
• hornswoggling
• sticking
• doing a number on
• pulling one's leg
• leading one down the garden path
• pulling the wool over one's eyes
• putting on
• defrauding
• shortchanging
• bleeding
• squeezing
• swindling
• hustling
• diddling
• fleecing
• rooking
• mulcting
• chiseling
• skinning
• flimflamming
• euchring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposing
• revealing
• uncovering
• disclosing
• telling
• showing up
• unmasking
• debunking
• divulging
• undeceiving
• unveiling
• disillusioning
• disabusing
• uncloaking
• disenchanting

5

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• experiencing
• undergoing
• seeing
• enduring
• knowing
• feeling
• suffering
• witnessing
• receiving
• sustaining
• passing
• going through
• tasting
• encountering
• meeting
• accepting
• digesting
• assimilating

6

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• allowing
• permitting
• suffering
• tolerating
• admitting
• standing for
• green-lighting
• authorizing
• licensing
• commissioning
• granting
• agreeing (to)
• acquiescing
• conceding
• consenting (to)
• according
• warranting
• acceding (to)
• sanctioning
• supporting
• assenting (to)
• enduring
• condoning
• countenancing
• vouchsafing
• OK'ing
• brooking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prohibiting
• forbidding
• banning
• enjoining
• impeding
• denying
• hindering
• proscribing
• refusing
• vetoing
• obstructing
• rejecting
• suppressing
• revoking
• withholding
• disallowing
• keeping
• disapproving
• checking
• censuring
• disliking
• restraining
• deploring
• curbing
• frowning (at or on)
• interdicting
• repressing
• grudging
• discountenancing
• disfavoring

7

as in bribing

to influence someone with a bribe

an upstanding judge who could not be had at any price

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bribing
• buying
• seducing
• luring
• provoking
• persuading
• enticing
• corrupting
• squaring
• getting at
• poisoning
• paying off
• tempting
• inducing
• motivating
• spurring
• subverting
• dishonoring
• fixing
• tainting
• tampering (with)
• degrading
• defiling
• oiling the hand of
• stimulating
• debauching
• debasing
• prostituting
• warping
• trapping
• abasing
• greasing the hand of
• demeaning
• baiting
• perverting
• profaning
• leading on
• depraving
• goading
• alluring
• beguiling
• flattering
• snaring

8

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?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• holding
• retaining
• harboring
• keeping
• maintaining
• cultivating
• bearing
• carrying
• entertaining
• cherishing
• remembering
• holding on to
• nursing
• sustaining
• supporting
• preserving
• fostering
• hugging
• hanging on to
• nurturing
• sticking (to)
• clinging (to)
• treasuring
• cleaving (to)
• brooding (about or over)
• fixating (on or upon)
• obsessing (about or over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• forgetting
• neglecting
• denying
• dropping
• refusing
• disregarding
• overlooking
• declining
• rejecting
• abandoning
• repudiating
• discarding
• renouncing
• giving up
• deserting
• quitting
• forsaking
• parting (with)
• scorning
• disdaining
• throwing out
• abjuring
• erasing
• expunging

Example Sentences

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

This, in turn, left the defence exposed, with Sheffield United having 20 attempts on goal in Wrexham’s 2-1 fightback win at Bramall Lane in mid-March. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Macron had ordered the government to expedite this bill’s passage through parliament, with the aim of having legislation in place for the beginning of the school year in September. — Pierre P Bairin, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Ruiz felt aggrieved at having these unendurable encounters constantly visited on him. — Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026

These days, the seaside enclave is best known for having Taylor Swift as one of its most famous homeowners. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2026

She’s known for having an exceptionally deft hand with breads like sourdough, buckwheat, and rosemary focaccia. — Kyle Beechey, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Aug. 2026

The report classified another 46 percent of finishing processes as having a medium chemical impact. — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026

No matter what happens the rest of the way, the relief corps is key to Atlanta having any postseason success. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 14 Aug. 2026

There is a mirroring in the relationship of Sapphire and Gemma whereby Sapphire seems to have a hold over Gemma while also having a strong bond. — Callum McLennan, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026