Synonyms for own
- verb
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To defeat, dominate, or be above.
- adj. 1
Belonging to; possessed; acquired and designated by; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one's name; under/using the name of. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence.
Related words
Forms
- Past participle
- owned
e.g. owned → taken, acknowledged, admitted, bested…
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Own applies to all things, good or bad, great or small, which one takes as his own.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- best He is, without question, the best man for the job.
- defeat Don't do that, Tom! That would defeat the purpose!
- overcome We helped each other to overcome the difficulties.
- acquire I managed to acquire the book after a long search.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| own | rising | |
| best | rising | |
| defeat | steady | |
| overcome | steady | |
| acquire | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- pwn
- 4 letters
- have1, take1, best1, hold1, beat1, rape1, avow2
- 5 letters
- allow2, grant1, admit2
- 6 letters
- proper2, defeat2
- 7 letters
- acquire3, possess2, confess2, concede2
- 8 letters
- overcome3, vanquish2
- 9 letters
- recognize3, recognise3, overthrow3, malavogue
- 10 letters
- respective3
- 11 letters
- acknowledge3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (avow2 = 2 syllables).