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had

[had] / hæd /
ADJECTIVE
deceived
Synonyms
STRONG
baited bamboozled betrayed conned culled duped fooled gulled hoaxed hoodwinked lured played snared taken trapped victimized
Antonyms
WEAK
informed trusted
ADJECTIVE
owned
Synonyms
STRONGEST
purchased
STRONG
bought enjoyed held inherited kept retained
WEAK
in hand
Antonyms
STRONG
lost
ADJECTIVE
retained
Synonyms
STRONGEST
maintained received saved
STRONG
confined contained detained held included owned possessed remembered reserved restrained secured sustained treasured withheld
WEAK
held-back
Antonyms
STRONG
extroverted lost outgoing
WEAK
disengaged let go refused unemployed wasted

Example Sentences

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Greta: On command, everyone had to hit the grass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

They had to call an ambulance and hook me up to an ECG machine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Shawn: We had golf carts because the place was so spread out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

By 2021, the president of Uzbekistan had signed a national decree, “On measures for the further development and popularization of chess and enhancing the system of training chess players.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

My cousins on the rez had each other, aunts, uncles, and grandparents.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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