having - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | have |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be in possession |
| Synonyms: | accept, acquire, admit, annex, bear, carry, chalk up, compass, corner, enjoy, gain, get, hog*, hold, include, keep, land, obtain, occupy, own, pick up, possess, procure, receive, retain, secure, take, take in, get hands on, get hold of, have in hand, latch on to, lock up, sit on*, teem with |
| Antonyms: | lack, need, want |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | have |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endure, bear |
| Synonyms: | allow, be compelled to, be forced to, be one's duty to, be up to, become, consider, enjoy, entertain*, experience, fall on, feel, know, leave, let, meet with, must, need, ought, permit, put up with, rest with, see, should, suffer, sustain, think about, tolerate, undergo |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | have |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contain |
| Synonyms: | comprehend, comprise, embody, embrace, encompass, include, involve, subsume, take in |
| Antonyms: | exclude |
| Main Entry: | have |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cheat, trick |
| Synonyms: | buy off*, deceive, dupe*, fix*, fool, outfox, outmaneuver, outwit, overreach, swindle, take in*, undo*, outsmart, tamper with |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | have |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring into the world |
| Synonyms: | bear, beget, deliver, bring forth, give birth |
| Antonyms: | kill |
| Main Entry: | ownership |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | possession of property |
| Synonyms: | buying, claim, control, cut, deed, dominion, end, hand, occupancy, partnership, piece, property, purchase, purchasing, residence, slice, tenancy, tenure, title, use, having, holding, possessorship, proprietary rights, proprietorship, takeover |
| Antonyms: | lease, renting |
| Main Entry: | retaining |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | maintaining |
| Synonyms: | accommodating, confining, engaging, keeping, remembering, restraining, saving, securing, withholding, working, arresting, cherishing, commemorating, embracing, employing, having, hiring, holding, holding back, owning, possessing, preserving, reserving, seizing, suppressing, sustaining, taking, treasuring |
| Main Entry: | enjoyment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | possession; use of |
| Synonyms: | advantage, benefit, exercise, indulgence, ownership, using, having, spending |
| Antonyms: | lack, need, want |
| Main Entry: | acquire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obtain or receive |
| Synonyms: | access, achieve, amass, annex, attain, bring in, buy, catch, collect, cop*, corral*, earn, gain, gather, get, grab, have, hustle, land, pick up, procure, promote, rack up*, secure, snag*, take, wangle*, win, get hands on, get hold of, latch onto, lock up, scare up, take possession of |
| Notes: | a person or thing is the subject of (acquire) the acquiring process; a person or thing is the object or goal of (accrue) the accruing process |
| Antonyms: | fail, forfeit, forgo, lose, relinquish, surrender, yield |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | apprehend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | understand |
| Synonyms: | absorb, accept, appreciate, believe, catch, comprehend, conceive, digest, fathom, get, grasp, have, imagine, know, perceive, read, realize, recognize, sense, think, get the picture |
| Antonyms: | misunderstand |
| Main Entry: | bear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | support mentally |
| Synonyms: | cherish, entertain, exhibit, harbor, have, hold, hold up, maintain, possess, shoulder, sustain, uphold, weigh upon |
| Main Entry: | beguile |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fool |
| Synonyms: | betray, bluff, burn*, cheat, chisel, con, deceive, delude, double-cross, dupe, entice, exploit, finesse, flimflam*, gyp*, have, hoodwink*, jockey, juggle, lure, manipulate, mislead, play, rook*, scam, seduce, shave*, snow*, stick*, string along, take, take in, trick, impose on, play for a sucker, rope in, suck in |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | believe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | trust, rely on |
| Synonyms: | accept, accredit, admit, affirm, attach weight to, be certain of, be convinced of, be credulous, be of the opinion, buy*, conceive, conclude, consider, count on, credit, deem, fall for*, give credence to, have, have faith in, have no doubt, hold, keep the faith, lap up, place confidence in, posit, postulate, presume true, presuppose, reckon on, regard, rest assured, suppose, swallow*, swear by, take as gospel, take at one's word, take for granted, take it, think, trust, understand |
| Antonyms: | disbelieve, distrust |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | buy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bribe |
| Synonyms: | corrupt, fix, have, land, lubricate, ransom, reach, redeem, sop*, square, suborn, tamper, grease palm, oil palm |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | compass |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | achieve, get |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, annex, attain, bring about, effect, execute, fulfill, gain, have, land, obtain, perform, procure, realize, secure, win |
| Antonyms: | fail, lose |
| Main Entry: | comprehend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | understand |
| Synonyms: | appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, catch, click, conceive, dig*, discern, envisage, envision, fathom, get*, grasp, have, know, make out*, perceive, read, savvy*, see, take in, tumble*, capiche, cognize, get the picture, gotcha |
| Antonyms: | misinterpret, mistake, misunderstand |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | comprehend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include |
| Synonyms: | comprise, contain, embody, embrace, enclose, encompass, have, involve, subsume, take in |
| Antonyms: | exclude, not include |
| Main Entry: | contain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include, hold |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, comprehend, comprise, consist of, embody, embrace, enclose, encompass, have, hold, incorporate, involve, seat, subsume, take in, be composed of, have capacity for |
| Antonyms: | exclude |
| Main Entry: | deflower |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ravish; take away beauty |
| Synonyms: | assault, defile, desecrate, despoil, devour, force, harm, have, mar, molest, outrage, possess, ravage, ravish, ruin, seduce, spoil, violate, deflorate, depredate |
| Main Entry: | embody |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include, integrate |
| Synonyms: | absorb, amalgamate, assimilate, blend, codify, collect, combine, comprehend, comprise, concentrate, consolidate, contain, embrace, encompass, establish, fuse, have, incorporate, involve, merge, organize, subsume, systematize, take in, unify, bring together |
| Antonyms: | disintegrate, exclude, disembody |
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