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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

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If he wants to work out in jeans, or Lenny Kravitz in sunglasses and leather pants, go have at it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2025

And then all Earthlings can have at it.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2023

If you want to go off to check in with a friend, have at it.

From Salon ● Nov. 24, 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

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