1. (verb)possess have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill Synonyms: own, have
2. (verb)own, have, possess have ownership or possession of Synonyms: get, have, feature, deliver, suffer, accept, ingest, cause, experience, hold, let, sustain, give birth, take in, give, birth, receive, consume, own, possess, take, throw, bear, have got, induce, make, stimulate
3. (verb)possess enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas Synonyms: own, have
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'possess'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. possess Have is the most general word, and is applied to whatever belongs to or is connected with one; a man has a head or a head-ache, a fortune or an opinion, a friend or an enemy; he has time, or h Synonyms: have, be in possession of, hold, occupy, own, possess, be possessed of
Synonyms for possess 
