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Synonyms for possession
pəˈzɛʃ ənpos·ses·sion
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
possession
Synonyms:
holding, ownership, tenure, occupationAntonyms:
abandoning, renouncing, resigning, surrendering
Princeton's WordNet
possession, ownershipnoun
the act of having and controlling property
Synonyms:
ownership, will power, willpower, self-control, self-command, self-possession, monomania, self-willpossessionnoun
anything owned or possessed
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ownership, will power, willpower, self-control, self-command, self-possession, monomania, self-willpossessionnoun
being controlled by passion or the supernatural
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ownership, will power, willpower, self-control, self-command, self-possession, monomania, self-willmonomania, possessionnoun
a mania restricted to one thing or idea
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self-command, ownership, will power, willpower, self-control, self-possession, monomania, self-willpossessionnoun
a territory that is controlled by a ruling state
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ownership, will power, willpower, self-control, self-command, self-possession, monomania, self-willself-control, self-possession, possession, willpower, will power, self-command, self-willnoun
the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
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pigheadedness, obstinance, ownership, obstinacy, self-discipline, will power, willpower, self-control, self-will, self-command, stubbornness, self-possession, monomania, bullheadedness, self-denialpossessionnoun
(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
Dictionary of English Synonymes
possessionnoun
Synonyms:
ownershippossessionnoun
Synonyms:
occupation, occupancy, control, tenure
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2296 | owned | |
#3123 | holding | |
#3897 | ownership | |
#4578 | occupation | |
#6648 | possession | |
#7664 | custody | |
#9542 | possess | |
#10067 | detention | |
#10483 | tenure | |
#14698 | owning | |
#15104 | possessed | |
#22119 | possessing | |
#24290 | tenancy | |
#25731 | posse | |
#53635 | willpower | |
#86504 | stubbornness | |
#104632 | obstinacy |
How to use possession in a sentence?
Defensively I did my job, did what I needed to do, but I felt like in possession, obviously you want to be on the ball creating chances and being a threat. I felt like my movement was good, but on the ball I wasn't sharp enough, I didn't keep it as much as I should have, so to score, it gives you a lift. But I'm my own biggest critic. I know I can play better than that.
Desire makes everything blossom possession makes everything wither and fade.
Now it should be returned to Pakistan, her Majesty the Queen will rise in the highest public interest … with facilitating honest disposal and transferring the possession of the Koh-i-Noor diamond which was illegally taken.
The data in our possession shines an inescapable light on those dirty doctors, clinic owners, pharmacists and others who may have long believed that they could perpetrate their fraud in the dark, behind closed doors.
We know what we’ve got to do, everybody knew we had to come in here and get this game. That’s what we did from the first possession of the game.
Translations for possession
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- حيازةArabic
- propietat, possessióCatalan, Valencian
- majetekCzech
- besiddelseDanish
- BesitzGerman
- απόκτημα, κτήμα, κατοχή, κυριότητα, νομή, περιουσία, ιδιοκτησία, περιουσιακό στοιχείοGreek
- posedaĵoEsperanto
- posesiónSpanish
- hallintaFinnish
- possession, bien, propriétéFrench
- seilbhIrish
- sealbhachadhScottish Gaelic
- अधिकारHindi
- birtok, megszállottság, tulajdon, gyarmat, birtoklásHungarian
- kesurupan, kerasukanIndonesian
- possessoItalian
- רְשׁוּתHebrew
- 保有物, 保持, 所有, 所有物, 保有, 憑依, 占領地, 所持Japanese
- ქონაGeorgian
- bezit, bezetenheid, bezittingen, bezittingDutch
- besittelseNorwegian
- posiadłość, własność, opętanie, dobytek, posiadaniePolish
- possePortuguese
- deţinere, demonie, proprietate, posesie, drept de proprietate, demonism, posesiune, stăpânireRomanian
- одержимость, облада́ние, иму́щество, владе́ние, [[зависимый, со́бственностьRussian
- ägodel, innehav, besittningSwedish
- స్వాధీనంTelugu
- mülkTurkish
- chiếm hữuVietnamese
- 所有權Chinese
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