have at it

VERB

argue

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contend disagree dispute quarrel quibble squabble

STRONG

altercate bandy battle bicker buck cross feud hammer hash hassle jump pettifog rehash row sass wrangle

WEAK

break with bump heads cross swords face down face off gang up on get in one's face go one-on-one hammer away hash over have at each other jump on knock around lock horns mix it up pick an argument put up a fight put up a struggle set to sock it to stick it to talk back

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree concur give in

STRONG

make peace

WEAK

abstain comply harmonize ignore keep quiet keep silent overlook

VERB

debate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

answer bicker consider contest deliberate oppose question wrangle

STRONG

agitate altercate bandy canvass cogitate confab confute contend controvert demonstrate differ disprove dispute hassle moot pettifog prove reason rebut refute rehash

WEAK

bump heads chew the fat cross swords discept hammer away at hash over kick around knock around lock horns pick a bone put up argument set to talk back talk game thrash out toss around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree

STRONG

endorse give in go along harmonize make peace prove

VERB

essay

Synonyms

STRONG

aim assay endeavor labor offer seek strive struggle test toil travail undertake venture work

WEAK

have a crack have a go have a shot make a run at put to the test take a stab at take a whack at take on try out

Antonyms

STRONG

forget idle laze neglect relax rest

WEAK

be idle pass

VERB

pettifog

Synonyms

STRONG

altercate argufy avoid bicker carp cavil chicane criticize dispute equivocate evade fence flip-flop hassle niggle nitpick pretend prevaricate shift spar squabble waffle wrangle

WEAK

argue over blow hot and cold catch at straws hem and haw hypercriticize make a big thing about nit-pick paralogize pick to pieces put up an argument set to split hairs talk back

Antonyms

STRONG

agree concur face give in meet tell the truth

VERB

quibble

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bicker carp spar squabble waffle wrangle

STRONG

altercate argufy avoid cavil chicane criticize dispute equivocate evade fence flip-flop hassle pettifog pretend prevaricate shift

WEAK

argue over blow hot and cold catch at straws hem and haw hypercriticize make a big thing about nit-pick paralogize put up an argument set to split hairs talk back

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree

STRONG

face meet tell the truth

WEAK

approve concur

VERB

wrangle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bicker disagree quarrel quibble squabble tangle

STRONG

altercate brawl contend dispute hassle row scrap spat tiff

WEAK

bump heads cross swords fall out have words lock horns pick a bone put up a fight take on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree concur

STRONG

give in make peace

Example Sentences

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Here’s the cool bit: Denmark has essentially told him to have at it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

You want to quote scripture, you want to bend my words around — have at it.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2025

Pick a recipe, gather the ingredients and have at it.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2023

But Beniers smartly kicked at the puck with his skate and managed to get it out of the zone before the Wild players could have at it.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 11, 2022

Doing a little at once can fix something, eventually, but I feel like when you believe that something is truly a problem, you throw everything you have at it, because you just can’t help yourself.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

have at it

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