Word.ws English Dictionary

Synonyms of have to

6 similar words

Another word for have to is must. Other synonyms of have to are need to, have got to, got to, gotta and be bound to.

Synonyms and similar words for have to

verbMust; need to; to be urged to; to be required to; indicates obligation.

verbMust; expresses a logical conclusion.

Meaning of have to

  1. verb Must; need to; to be urged to; to be required to; indicates obligation.
  2. verb Must; expresses a logical conclusion.

Full definition of have to

have to in other languages

Questions about synonyms of have to

What is another word for have to?
Have to has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as must, need to, have got to, got to, gotta and be bound to.
What does have to mean?
Have to means must; need to; to be urged to; to be required to; indicates obligation.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: have to (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this page: “Synonyms of have to.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/synonyms/have_to. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.