Definitions

not have it

ADJECTIVE

incompetent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amateurish helpless inadequate incapable ineffectual inefficient inept inexperienced unqualified unskilled useless

STRONG

amateur raw

WEAK

awkward bungling bush-league clumsy disqualified floundering ineligible inexpert insufficient maladroit not cut out for not equal to out to lunch unadapted unequipped unfit unfitted unhandy uninitiated unproficient untrained

Antonyms

STRONGEST

able capable competent expert qualified skilled strong useful

WEAK

adept dexterous effective efficient experienced proficient skillful

Example Sentences

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To not have it, I think, is probably an issue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

“Having money you can take when needed and not have it forced out can be comforting to people,” says Jane Gorham Ditelberg, director of tax planning at the Northern Trust Institute.

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

“She does not have it all together. She’s messy and she’s human and I just think that makes her so much more relatable.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

But Fishlock simply would not have it any other way.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

“I will not have it killed,” Taran declared.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

not have it

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