HAD ON Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

had on

verb

past tense of have on, chiefly British

as in deceived

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

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Recent Examples of had on The report quotes a civilian woman living in Dnipro, Ukraine’s fourth largest city, who describes the impact the Russian attacks had on her. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026 The interior minister had on Friday said seven people were reported to be inside the rubble but the Kenya Red Cross on Sunday said the missing persons reports had risen to 47. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 Gloria Rodriguez, a social worker in Edinburg, has seen the impact the immigration raids have had on children. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 The company had on three previous missions made successful captures of the Super Heavy booster, captured by the swiveling arms of the launch tower at its Texas site Starbase. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 Two words that Dream guard Jordin Canada and coach Karl Smesko used to describe the night that forward Angel Reese had on Monday night. — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Irwin, who is seventy-six, had on sneakers and a loose blue jacket. — Henry Alford, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 There is no way, of course, to isolate how much any particular ad campaign or funding stream had on the result. — Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026 According to the New York Post, Zito revealed in an interview with NHL writer Matt Larkin just how much of an influence then-Brewers manager Harry Dalton had on his career in the league. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for had on

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Attorneys for New Mexico argued that the state's entire population, not just Facebook users, were deceived by the company's public statements about privacy on the platform.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Attorneys for New Mexico argued that the state’s entire population, not just Facebook users, were deceived by the company’s public statements about privacy on the platform.

— Mikella Schuettler, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of deceived

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For one thing, the aircraft was an all-electric number powered by a dozen electric motors strung along the leading edge of the wing.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
But by Taiwan’s next presidential election in 2028, 12 years will have passed since that strategy was last tested—and the gamble is whether Xi can still be strung along.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Aug. 2026