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having

The word “having” has 2 syllables: hav-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈhævɪŋ/

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In the thesaurus, “having” has 210 synonyms and 101 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for having along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for having

Antonyms for having

Meanings of having

  • verb
    1. To possess, own.
    2. To hold, as something at someone's disposal.
    3. Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject.
    4. To partake of (a particular substance, especially food or drink, or action or activity).
    5. To be scheduled to attend, undertake or participate in.
    6. To experience, go through, undergo.
    7. To be afflicted with, suffer from.
    8. (auxiliary verb, taking a past participle) Used in forming the perfect aspect.
    9. Used as an interrogative verb before a pronoun to form a tag question, echoing a previous use of 'have' as an auxiliary verb or, in certain cases, main verb. (For further discussion, see the appendix English tag questions.).
    10. (auxiliary verb, taking a to-infinitive) See have to.
    11. To give birth to.
    12. To engage in sexual intercourse with.
    13. To accept as a romantic partner.
    14. (transitive with bare infinitive) To cause to, by a command, request or invitation.
    15. (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To cause to be.
    16. (transitive with bare infinitive) To be affected by an occurrence. (Used in supplying a topic that is not a verb argument.).
    17. (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To depict as being.
    18. To defeat in a fight; take.
    19. (obsolete outside Ireland) To be able to speak (a language).
    20. To feel or be (especially painfully) aware of.
    21. To trick, to deceive.
    22. (often with present participle) To allow; to tolerate.
    23. (often used in the negative) To believe, buy, be taken in by.
    24. To host someone; to take in as a guest.
    25. To get a reading, measurement, or result from an instrument or calculation.
    26. (of a jury) To consider a court proceeding that has been completed; to begin deliberations on a case.
    27. To make an observation of (a bird species).
  • noun
    1. The act of possessing; ownership.
    2. Something owned; possession; goods; estate.
    3. A person's behaviour.
    4. (chiefly in the plural) Good manners.
  • adjective
    1. Grasping; greedy.

Example Sentences

  • She is having a great time at the party.
  • Having good friends makes life more enjoyable.
  • He’s having trouble understanding the assignment.
  • Having patience is key when working with children.
  • We are having dinner with our neighbors tonight.

On this page you'll find 311 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to having, such as: abandoning, abasing, abiding, abjuring, aborting, accepting, according.

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  • ace
  • appreciating
  • apprehending
  • atom
  • bit
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  • chip
  • clipping
  • cognizing
  • comprehending
  • crumb
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  • drop
  • fathoming
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  • following
  • fraction
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  • grain
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  • grasping
  • haet
  • halfpenny
  • having
  • iota
  • jot
  • knowing
  • lick
  • minim
  • mite
  • modicum
  • molecule
  • morsel
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  • mouthful
  • nibble
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  • nugget
  • nutshell
  • ounce
  • paring
  • part
  • particle
  • patch
  • perceiving
  • picking up
  • pinch
  • portion
  • possessing
  • savvying
  • scrap
  • scruple
  • section
  • shard
  • shaving
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  • smatter
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  • smithereens
  • snip
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  • tidbit
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  • understanding
  • whisper
  • whit

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