had
past tense and past participle of have
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had
past tense and past participle of have
had
verb
1
as in owned
to keep, control, or experience as one's own my uncle has a sizable collection of black powder rifles Synonyms & Similar Words
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- owned
- possessed
- retained
- enjoyed
- held
- kept
- carried
- commanded
- withheld
- reserved
- rejoiced in
- boasted
- bore
- sported
- showed off
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- wanted
- lacked
- yielded
- relinquished
- abandoned
- surrendered
- needed
- renounced
- ceded
- dumped
- required
- discarded
- rejected
- declined
- handed over
- disclaimed
- disowned
- repudiated
- spurned
2
as in accepted
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
- accepted
- took
- adopted
- confirmed
- welcomed
- sanctioned
- tolerated
- ratified
- stood
- endured
- swallowed
- sustained
- warranted
- countenanced
- brooked
- okayed
- stomached
- embraced
- bore
- shouldered
- supported
- abided
- abode
- stuck out
- sweat out
- acceded (to)
- conceded (to)
- consented (to)
- assented (to)
- gave in (to)
- succumbed (to)
- yielded (to)
- surrendered (to)
- submitted (to)
- bowed (to)
- acquiesced (to)
- capitulated (to)
- sweated out
- OK'd
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- refused
- denied
- rejected
- declined
- vetoed
- spurned
- disallowed
- opposed
- protested
- disapproved
- resisted
- withstood
- negatived
- fought
- objected (to)
- dissented (to)
- turned down
- held off
- contested
- combated
- combatted
3
as in produced
to bring forth from the womb her grandmother had 11 children Synonyms & Similar Words
- produced
- delivered
- got
- mothered
- bore
- dropped
- birthed
- generated
- spawned
- reproduced
- bred
- labored
- gave birth to
- fathered
- propagated
- multiplied
- sired
- kindled
- begot
- kidded
- littered
- calved
- whelped
- begat
- pupped
- kittened
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- lost
- aborted
- miscarried
4
as in tricked
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
- tricked
- deceived
- fooled
- teased
- kidded
- caught
- juggled
- misled
- had on
- cheated
- conned
- stung
- burned
- suckered
- duped
- hoodwinked
- strung along
- snookered
- bluffed
- snowed
- sucked in
- gulled
- humbugged
- beguiled
- cozened
- bamboozled
- hornswoggled
- buffaloed
- misinformed
- misguided
- hoaxed
- spoofed
- deluded
- took in
- burnt
- gaffed
- gammoned
- stuck
- did a number on
- faked out
- hustled
- bled
- pulled one's leg
- put on
- diddled
- squeezed
- rooked
- swindled
- shortchanged
- led one up the garden path
- defrauded
- pulled the wool over one's eyes
- led one down the garden path
- mulcted
- fleeced
- skinned
- chiseled
- euchred
- flimflammed
- chiselled
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- revealed
- exposed
- uncovered
- told
- disclosed
- divulged
- undeceived
- unmasked
- debunked
- unveiled
- disabused
- showed up
- disillusioned
- uncloaked
- disenchanted
5
as in experienced
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
- experienced
- saw
- knew
- underwent
- felt
- endured
- suffered
- witnessed
- received
- encountered
- sustained
- tasted
- passed
- met
- accepted
- went through
- digested
- assimilated
6
as in allowed
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
- allowed
- permitted
- suffered
- tolerated
- admitted
- stood for
- green-lighted
- commissioned
- acquiesced
- authorized
- conceded
- licensed
- granted
- vouchsafed
- okayed
- endured
- sanctioned
- accorded
- brooked
- countenanced
- supported
- warranted
- condoned
- licenced
- agreed (to)
- acceded (to)
- consented (to)
- assented (to)
- OK'd
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- refused
- prohibited
- forbade
- vetoed
- denied
- enjoined
- banned
- hindered
- proscribed
- impeded
- rejected
- withheld
- obstructed
- suppressed
- revoked
- disallowed
- disapproved
- kept
- checked
- forbad
- censured
- disliked
- deplored
- restrained
- curbed
- frowned (at or on)
- interdicted
- repressed
- grudged
- discountenanced
- disfavored
7
as in bribed
to influence someone with a bribe an upstanding judge who could not be had at any price Synonyms & Similar Words
- bribed
- bought
- enticed
- provoked
- lured
- persuaded
- seduced
- tempted
- poisoned
- got at
- paid off
- corrupted
- squared
- induced
- spurred
- motivated
- subverted
- tainted
- dishonored
- greased the palm of
- stimulated
- fixed
- degraded
- oiled the palm of
- baited
- demeaned
- trapped
- prostituted
- warped
- defiled
- oiled the hand of
- greased the hand of
- allured
- debased
- led on
- debauched
- beguiled
- profaned
- perverted
- goaded
- depraved
- abased
- flattered
- snared
- tampered (with)
8
as in held
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
- held
- harbored
- retained
- remembered
- kept
- cultivated
- maintained
- cherished
- entertained
- bore
- carried
- nursed
- fostered
- sustained
- hugged
- preserved
- nurtured
- held on to
- supported
- hung on to
- treasured
- cleaved (to)
- stuck (to)
- clung (to)
- fixated (on or upon)
- brooded (about or over)
- obsessed (about or over)
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- refused
- ignored
- dropped
- denied
- forgot
- neglected
- disregarded
- declined
- rejected
- overlooked
- repudiated
- abandoned
- scorned
- renounced
- discarded
- deserted
- quit
- gave up
- abjured
- disdained
- erased
- parted (with)
- quitted
- threw out
- forsook
- expunged