have to name

VERB

possess

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acquire carry enjoy maintain occupy own retain seize

STRONG

bear control corner dominate grab hog hold

WEAK

be blessed with be born with be endowed with corner the market get hands on get hold of latch on to lock up sit on take over take possession

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail free lack let go lose need release surrender yield

STRONG

abandon forsake

WEAK

dispossess miss not have

Example Sentences

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I would have to name my estate as beneficiary and then, after the policy is underwritten, change the beneficiary to whomever I want.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

He didn’t have to name the Man, of course.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025

Another critic of the trend, Keila Tirado-Leist, said in a reaction video: “Who does it benefit to constantly have to name and qualify and attach wealth to any kind of style or home-décor aesthetic?”

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2024

You don't have to name an individual or a family you want to host when you fill in the form.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2022

These gods have to name Phoebus and Saturn, Jupiter and Mercury.

From Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut by Mason, Eugene

have to name

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