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have it in for

ADJECTIVE
belligerent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aggressive antagonistic bellicose combative contentious hostile ornery quarrelsome
STRONG
fighting flip mean militant
WEAK
ardent at loggerheads battling cantankerous fierce have a bone to pick have chip on shoulder hot hot-tempered on the outs pugnacious scrappy truculent warlike
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agreeable calm friendly kind peaceful
STRONG
peaceloving
WEAK
cooperative helping nice
ADJECTIVE
scrappy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aggressive combative fierce ornery
WEAK
antagonistic ardent at loggerheads battling bellicose cantankerous contentious fighting flip have a bone to pick have chip on shoulder hostile hot hot-tempered mean militant on the outs pugnacious quarrelsome truculent warlike
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm peaceful
VERB
victimize
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deceive discriminate against dupe exploit persecute pick on prey on sting
STRONG
bamboozle burn chisel clip con cozen defraud fleece gull hoax hoodwink immolate screw snow swindle trick use
WEAK
flimflam pigeon rope in set up stack the deck stiff sucker take advantage of
Antonyms
STRONG
be honest give help
WEAK
aid assist protect

Example Sentences

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It plays straight into the hands of those supporters only too willing to cry "corruption" or feel referees "have it in" for their particular club.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2024

Harry appears to really have it in for his stepmother, Camilla, Queen Consort, the wife and longtime lover of his father.

From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2023

Bill Plaschke seems, again, to be submerged in the vortex caused by a relatively small number of overly vocal USC alumni who simply have it in for Clay Helton, “a massively unpopular head coach.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2019

One writer in particular seemed to have it in for Clay: the venerable Arthur Daley of the New York Times.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2016

I suspect that Ms. Wyman would not care so much if she didn’t already have it in for Addie on account of the Pledge.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.