Definitions

hath

[hath] / hæθ /

VERB

be in possession

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept acquire admit bear carry enjoy gain get hold include keep obtain own pick up possess receive retain take

STRONG

annex compass corner hog land occupy procure secure

WEAK

chalk up get hands on get hold of have in hand latch on to lock up sit on take in teem with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon avoid deny disallow dispossess dispute dodge drop exclude fail forfeit forsake free give lack let go lose miss misunderstand need neglect not have offer pass refuse reject release spend stop surrender throw away yield

WEAK

kill want

VERB

endure, bear

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allow become consider enjoy experience feel know leave need permit see suffer undergo

STRONG

entertain let must sustain tolerate

WEAK

be compelled to be forced to be one's duty to be up to fall on meet with ought put up with rest with should think about

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny disallow forget hold ignore keep neglect refuse reject

STRONG

halt stop

WEAK

exclude kill lack want

VERB

contain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

include involve

STRONG

comprehend comprise embody embrace encompass subsume

WEAK

take in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

exclude

WEAK

kill lack need want

VERB

cheat, trick

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fix

STRONG

deceive dupe fool outfox outmaneuver outsmart outwit overreach swindle undo

WEAK

buy off take in tamper with

Antonyms

WEAK

exclude kill lack need want

VERB

bring into the world

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bear deliver

STRONG

beget

WEAK

bring forth give birth

Antonyms

WEAK

exclude kill lack need want

Example Sentences

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From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

“That Librarian” is a raw and disarming exploration of a writer confronting her own anxieties and wrath — one chapter title reads “Hell Hath No Fury Like a Librarian Scorned.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2024

“It’s going to be pretty hard to move this along without votes on Friday and Saturday probably,” Utah Sen. Orrin Hath told reporters Tuesday.

From Slate • Sep. 25, 2018

The Old Testament verse Morse chose for the occasion, “What Hath God Wrought,” was fittingly dramatic.

From Time • Jun. 30, 2017

Hath not his tears salinity, which might be measured, were they burnt away with flame?

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson