have on
verb
had on; having on; has on
transitive verb
1
: wear
has on a new suit
2
chiefly British : to trick or deceive intentionally : put on sense 5
3
: to have plans for
what do you have on for tomorrow
Synonyms
- bamboozle
- beguile
- bluff
- buffalo
- burn
- catch
- con
- cozen
- deceive
- delude
- dupe
- fake out
- fool
- gaff
- gammon
- gull
- have
- hoax
- hoodwink
- hornswoggle
- humbug
- juggle
- misguide
- misinform
- mislead
- snooker
- snow
- spoof
- string along
- suck in
- sucker
- take in
- trick
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Example Sentences
you're having me on, aren't you, mate?
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
have on
verb
as in to trick
to cause to believe what is untrue you're having me on, aren't you, mate? Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- trick
- deceive
- fool
- take in
- kid
- suck in
- have
- string along
- tease
- mislead
- sting
- sucker
- buffalo
- juggle
- pull one's leg
- con
- fake out
- delude
- snow
- hoax
- catch
- snooker
- dupe
- gull
- bluff
- gammon
- lead one up the garden path
- humbug
- misinform
- lead one down the garden path
- pull the wool over one's eyes
- put on
- cheat
- spoof
- do a number on
- gaff
- burn
- cozen
- misguide
- bamboozle
- beguile
- hoodwink
- hornswoggle
- stick
- shortchange
- skin
- fleece
- swindle
- defraud
- rook
- hustle
- bleed
- chisel
- euchre
- diddle
- mulct
- flimflam
- squeeze
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- undeceive
- reveal
- expose
- show up
- uncover
- disclose
- tell
- divulge
- debunk
- unmask
- unveil
- disabuse
- disillusion
- uncloak
- disenchant