had

[had] / hæd /

ADJECTIVE

deceived

Synonyms

STRONG

baited bamboozled betrayed conned culled duped fooled gulled hoaxed hoodwinked lured played snared taken trapped victimized

Antonyms

WEAK

informed trusted

ADJECTIVE

owned

Synonyms

STRONGEST

purchased

STRONG

bought enjoyed held inherited kept retained

WEAK

in hand

Antonyms

STRONG

lost

ADJECTIVE

retained

Synonyms

STRONGEST

maintained received saved

STRONG

confined contained detained held included owned possessed remembered reserved restrained secured sustained treasured withheld

WEAK

held-back

Antonyms

STRONG

extroverted lost outgoing

WEAK

disengaged let go refused unemployed wasted

Example Sentences

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Huang came in just behind Bass at nearly 17% and Pratt had 12%.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

In more than six decades of the program’s federal-state partnership, such sweeping data collection had not been required.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Blackmore said the children had been very supportive when her dog died.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Within 24 hours, developers had ported TurboQuant to Apple Silicon and every popular open-source AI library.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

He had seen both her and Grandma make it so many times before.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith