HAS AT Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

has at

phrase

present tense third-person singular of have at

as in dives (into)

to start work on energetically This project needs to be finished today, so we'd better have at it.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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dives (into)
approaches
tears into
goes at
tackles
attacks
wades (in or into)
undertakes
addresses
sails into
falls (to)
concentrates (on)
focuses (on)
pitches into
lights into
pursues
settles (down)
buckles (down to)
plunges (in)
faces
takes up
pitches in
zeroes (in on)
knuckles down (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

avoids
evades
shuns
plays
fools
monkeys (around)
potters (around)
lags
fiddles (around)
messes
putters (around)
pokes
trifles
dawdles
idles
dillydallies
dallies

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Recent Examples of has at Smith has at least resumed throwing and took swings Thursday, Roberts said, but he isn’t expected to return before the All-Star break. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

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