Synonyms for possession
pəˈzɛʃ ənpos·ses·sion

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 4 votes

1. possession

   Synonyms:
   holding, ownership, tenure, occupation

   Antonyms:
   abandoning, renouncing, resigning, surrendering

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. possession, ownershipnoun

   the act of having and controlling property

   Synonyms:
   ownership, will power, willpower, self-control, self-command, self-possession, monomania, self-will

2. possessionnoun

   anything owned or possessed

   Synonyms:
   ownership, will power, willpower, self-control, self-command, self-possession, monomania, self-will

3. possessionnoun

   being controlled by passion or the supernatural

   Synonyms:
   ownership, will power, willpower, self-control, self-command, self-possession, monomania, self-will

4. monomania, possessionnoun

   a mania restricted to one thing or idea

   Synonyms:
   self-command, ownership, will power, willpower, self-control, self-possession, monomania, self-will

5. possessionnoun

   a territory that is controlled by a ruling state

   Synonyms:
   ownership, will power, willpower, self-control, self-command, self-possession, monomania, self-will

6. self-control, self-possession, possession, willpower, will power, self-command, self-willnoun

   the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior

   Synonyms:
   pigheadedness, obstinance, ownership, obstinacy, self-discipline, will power, willpower, self-control, self-will, self-command, stubbornness, self-possession, monomania, bullheadedness, self-denial

7. possessionnoun

   (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck)

   "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line"

   Synonyms:
   ownership, will power, willpower, self-control, self-command, self-possession, monomania, self-will

Matched Categories

1. • Control
   • District
   • Enchantment
   • Mania
   • Resoluteness
   • Sport

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1. possessionnoun

   Synonyms:
   ownership

2. possessionnoun

   Synonyms:
   occupation, occupancy, control, tenure

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1. possessionnoun

   Synonyms:
   ownership, occupancy, tenure, fruition, retention, occupation

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1. List of paraphrases for "possession":

   tenure, possessing, ownership, possess, detention, posse, owning, possessed, holding, custody, tenancy, owned

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1. Alex Villanueva:

   Our department may finally have an impartial, objective assessment of our operations and recommendations on any areas we can improve our service to the community, during my administration we have routinely asked the state office of the attorney general to monitor our investigations and we will provide immediate access to all information in our possession.

2. Sallust, The War with Catiline:

   The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail; mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.

3. Trey Gowdy:

   If the committee had called former Secretary Clinton when Democrats and her attorney first encouraged us to, the committee would not have had possession of the 300 emails we now have or known about her exclusive use of a personal server and email account to conduct official business.

4. Demetris Hadjicostis:

   The amount was found in the person's possession as he was leaving Cyprus on Monday afternoon.

5. Vivian Balakrishnan:

   We are developing and will soon roll out a portable wearable device that will ... not depend on possession of a smartphone, if this portable device works, we may then distribute it to everyone in Singapore.