having

ADJECTIVE

retaining

Synonyms

STRONG

accommodating arresting cherishing commemorating confining embracing employing engaging hiring holding keeping owning possessing preserving remembering reserving restraining saving securing seizing suppressing sustaining taking treasuring withholding working

WEAK

holding back

ADJECTIVE

unconspicuous

Synonyms

WEAK

camouflaged concealed dim faint hidden indistinct insignificant low-key low-profile modest muted obscure ordinary plain quiet retiring secretive shy soft-pedalled subtle tenuous unassuming unemphatic unnoticeable unobtrusive unostentatious

ADJECTIVE

unnoticeable

Synonyms

STRONG

unobtrusive

WEAK

NOUN

enjoyment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

indulgence

STRONG

advantage benefit exercise ownership spending using

Antonyms

STRONG

disadvantage hindrance loss

WEAK

displeasure dissatisfaction lack misery need sorrow unhappiness want woe

NOUN

ownership

Synonyms

STRONGEST

control holding partnership property purchase takeover

STRONG

buying claim cut deed dominion end hand occupancy piece proprietorship purchasing residence slice tenancy tenure title

WEAK

possessorship proprietary rights

Antonyms

STRONG

lease renting

NOUN

proprietorship

Synonyms

STRONG

buying claim control cut deed dominion end hand holding occupancy partnership piece possession property purchase purchasing residence slice takeover tenancy tenure title

WEAK

possessorship proprietary rights

Antonyms

STRONG

whole

Example Sentences

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"Patrick" gave her his bank details so she could help him with some financial transactions, and having a "nosey around" she could see he was wealthy.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

“Deal volumes felt a bit lighter than expected with some deals having stalled, reflecting persistent budget scrutiny and more cautious buying cycles,” the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

That’s when things happen, like people actually having to answer questions.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

We were just grateful that it was dry, having survived sleeping in holes filled with water, drenched to the bone, and crossing rivers turned swollen and murderous by storms that rolled in one after another.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2000

‘How is having people for dinner an emergency?’

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

having

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