have it bad

VERB

love

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admire care for cherish choose go for prefer prize treasure worship

STRONG

adulate canonize deify esteem exalt fancy glorify idolize venerate

WEAK

be attached to be captivated by be crazy about be enamored of be enchanted by be fascinated with be fond of be in love with delight in dote on fall for gone on have affection for hold dear hold high long for lose one's heart to put on pedestal think the world of thrive with wild for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

despise dislike hate not care

STRONG

castigate condemn criticize debase degrade humiliate lower mock

WEAK

abstain scorn

Example Sentences

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They sure do have it worse, but it doesn’t invalidate that you have it bad in relation to your experiences.

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2023

Caribou have it bad in Alberta as well.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 6, 2018

Homeowners struck by floodwaters have it bad enough, but Harvey has dramatically highlighted the problems natural disasters pose for renters.

From Washington Times • Sep. 19, 2017

But poor whites have it bad as well.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2016

“So you kind of have it bad for Elle, huh?”

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

have it bad

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