not have it

ADJECTIVE

incompetent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amateurish helpless inadequate incapable ineffectual inefficient inept inexperienced unqualified unskilled useless

STRONG

amateur raw

WEAK

awkward bungling bush-league clumsy disqualified floundering ineligible inexpert insufficient maladroit not cut out for not equal to out to lunch unadapted unequipped unfit unfitted unhandy uninitiated unproficient untrained

Antonyms

STRONGEST

able capable competent expert qualified skilled strong useful

WEAK

adept dexterous effective efficient experienced proficient skillful

Example Sentences

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Among people taking medication for high blood pressure, roughly 47% still do not have it under control.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

To not have it, I think, is probably an issue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

"I was able to screw up as a teenager and not have it filmed and amplified all over the place."

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

The base view is that “we’re not overly concerned. But I can’t not have it as a risk scenario for Treasuries.”

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

At first her parents tried to lure her, but she would not have it.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman