What is the opposite of having?

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Contexts ▼▲ Verb Opposite of coming into possession of (general or positive) Opposite of to experience an emotion or sensation Opposite of present participle for to have as a feature (of food or drink) Opposite of present participle for to consume Opposite of present participle for to organize or bring about Opposite of present participle for to give birth Opposite of present participle for to host or entertain someone Opposite of present participle for to hold or display a specified thought or emotion (often used in the negative) Opposite of present participle for to approve of Opposite of present participle for to accept or agree to receive (often used in the negative) Opposite of present participle for to believe or be taken in by (rare, usually used in simple past form "had") Opposite of present participle for to trick or deceive Noun Opposite of the act of taking or receiving something Opposite of the state or fact of having or possessing something … more ▼ ▲ Verb ▲ Opposite of coming into possession of giving according ceding handing over relinquishing bequeathing dispensing forfeiting granting handing offering parting with proffering surrendering yielding dropping forgoing forking over giving away giving up handing out passing down presenting throwing away turning over releasing sending delivering dispatching disowning letting go of losing forsaking dumping dispossessing discarding throwing out deserting passing “I will be giving my old laptop to my younger brother.” Verb ▲ (general or positive) Opposite of to experience an emotion or sensation avoiding shunning skipping averting escaping missing omitting precluding abstaining from bypassing dodging eluding evading missing out on passing over passing up preventing sidestepping avoiding like the plague circumventing eschewing getting around getting out of giving a miss giving a wide berth to giving the slip holding off from keeping away from keeping clear of shirking shying away from staying away from steering clear from warding off keeping at arm's length keeping one's distance from keeping well away from leaving out steering clear of fending off staying out of skirting shaking off giving the slip to excluding not having discluding ruling out “The misery of being in a bad relationship is something that everyone should be avoiding in their lives.” Verb ▲ Opposite of present participle for to have as a feature needing requiring wanting calling for necessitating having need for having need of having occasion for having to have having use for standing in need of “This old bathroom will need a new bathtub to be installed when we renovate it.” Verb ▲ (of food or drink) Opposite of present participle for to consume abstaining starving doing without forgoing giving up going without passing up refraining from avoiding denying oneself refusing relinquishing shunning spurning “We will abstain from meat during our dinner tonight.” Verb ▲ Opposite of present participle for to organize or bring about cancellingUK cancelingUS aborting scratching abandoning annulling halting stopping terminating abolishing “Because you have been a naughty boy, we have no choice but to cancel your birthday party.” Verb ▲ Opposite of present participle for to give birth miscarrying aborting “She would miscarry her third child and was heartbroken when it happened.” Verb ▲ Opposite of present participle for to host or entertain someone visiting seeing going to paying a visit to calling in on dropping by dropping in on dropping over to going over to going to see paying a call to popping in to swinging by “Please be on your best behavior this evening when we visit our neighbors as guests to their party.” Verb ▲ Opposite of present participle for to hold or display a specified thought or emotion losing lacking squandering ignoring neglecting relinquishing surrendering wasting yielding avoiding brushing off closing your eyes to discounting displacing disregarding forfeiting forgetting misheeding not taking into account overlooking passing over paying no attention to paying no heed to paying no mind rejecting taking no notice of tuning out turning a blind eye to turning back on unheeding unminding “If you do not encourage the young boy, he will lose confidence in his ability.” Verb ▲ (often used in the negative) Opposite of present participle for to approve of disallowing forbidding prohibiting rejecting disapproving refusing banning barring censoring denying outlawing proscribing enjoining vetoing “I will disallow you speaking to me with that tone of voice!” Verb ▲ Opposite of present participle for to accept or agree to receive refusing rejecting declining denying discounting dismissing resisting disallowing disapproving discarding eliminating shunning snubbing spurning brushing off opposing rebuffing renouncing repudiating giving thumbs down to negativing objecting to protesting turning down contesting dissenting to fighting vetoing “She liked him immensely and so could not refuse him as her date to the school's prom.” Verb ▲ (often used in the negative) Opposite of present participle for to believe or be taken in by disbelieving questioning disputing distrusting doubting querying challenging contesting discounting refuting rejecting arguing against disagreeing with disapproving of discrediting mistrusting rebutting repudiating scoffing at “I can make up any excuse for being late, and my wife will not disbelieve any of it.” Verb ▲ (rare, usually used in simple past form "had") Opposite of present participle for to trick or deceive undeceiving enlightening apprising disabusing informing notifying putting in the picture telling disillusioning “You should undeceive your mom by telling her what we were really up to last night.” Noun ▲ Opposite of the act of taking or receiving something dismissal nonacceptance refusal denial rejection repudiation turndown rebuff veto withdrawal opposition dissension disapproval repudiating refraining repulse dissent disagreement rejecting dismissing refusing giving up knock-back turning down “Sarah's dismissal of a promotion puzzle many of her colleagues.” Noun ▲ Opposite of the state or fact of having or possessing something lease renting whole Find more words! 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