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Synonyms for possession
pəˈzɛʃ ənpos·ses·sion

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 4 votes

  1. possession

    Synonyms:
    holding, ownership, tenure, occupation

    Antonyms:
    abandoning, renouncing, resigning, surrendering

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 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

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. possessionnoun

    Synonyms:
    ownership

  2. possessionnoun

    Synonyms:
    occupation, occupancy, control, tenure

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. possessionnoun

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

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#6648possession
#7664custody
#9542possess
#10067detention
#10483tenure
#14698owning
#15104possessed
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#24290tenancy
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#53635willpower
#86504stubbornness
#104632obstinacy

How to use possession in a sentence?

  1. Demetris Hadjicostis:

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

  2. 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.

  3. Najee Ali:

    Being in possession of a gun, but actually using a gun, having it in your hands are two different things.

  4. Unknown:

    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.

  5. 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.


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