HAVE ON Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

have on

verb

Definition of have on next

chiefly British

as in to trick

to cause to believe what is untrue you're having me on, aren't you, mate?

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Recent Examples of have on And this is an even more important skill to have on Appian's board, as the company is on the verge of coming into an at least $500 million windfall from a corporate espionage lawsuit filed against Pega. —

Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026 What impact have those headlines actually had on the foundation’s work? —

Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026 Twice a month, Amodei convenes his staff for a Dario Vision Quest, or DVQ, where the bespectacled CEO will speak at length about building trustworthy AI systems that are aligned with human values, broader issues like geopolitics and the impact Anthropic’s tech will have on the labor market. —

Parmy Olson, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026 Beyond the complications that the stress of the situation could have on her heart, the interruption in her medication regimen could be serious. —

Dan Reilly, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for have on

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But a new study suggests that, in certain organs, tumors actively communicate with the brain to trick it into protecting them.

— Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2026
Experts say such scam operations in Cambodia and elsewhere have cheated people around the world out of billions of dollars and tricked people from many countries to work in them under slave-like conditions.

— Sakchai Lalit, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026