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

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

Almost everybody can have it, but you should not have it if you have ever had a serious allergy to the vaccine, or any of its ingredients.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

The Wazir Akbar Khan area was not attacked as much, so we did not have it as bad as some of the other neighborhoods.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

not have it

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