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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
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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?
The amount was found in the person's possession as he was leaving Cyprus on Monday afternoon.
Correctional Facility inmate Dixon:
The court had to assign me a public defender and the public defender had in his possession the confession, the videotaped confession of Lamar Scott, the eight eyewitnesses' statements, and one of the victims that survived, critically wounded victim, [ who ] told them from his hospital bed that I didn't shoot him, none of these witnesses made it to court. My attorney did not call one single witness. He didn't even give an opening statement to the jury. And all of this evidence existed before trial started.
Being in possession of a gun, but actually using a gun, having it in your hands are two different things.
Nothing can be called failure until you accept it as such. You can transmute all past failures and mistakes into assets. Adversity is Nature's method of disciplining people to learn to take possession of their own minds. Greatest blessings often come from the greatest adversities. Study yourself carefully and you may discover that your own emotions are your greatest handicap in the business of accurate thinking.
Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko:
Matthew has violated his probation. He is a felon in possession of a gun and should be considered armed and dangerous.
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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