Synonyms for possession
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Ownership — an ownership; a taking, a holding, keeping something as one's own
ownership, proprietorship, retention, propriety dated, owndom rare
2. Self-possession
self-possession, self-command, self-control, self-will, will-power
Definitions
- n. 1
Something that is owned.
The car quickly became his most prized possession.
- n. 2
An ownership; a taking, a holding, keeping something as one's own.
The car is in my possession.
- n. 3
A control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- possessions → ownerships, proprietorships, retentions, proprieties…
Example sentences
- ownership They disputed the ownership of the land for years.
- property You establish the property right by paying for it.
- holding Holding hands can express love between two people.
- wealth We put a wealth of information at your fingertips.
- belonging We regarded the document as belonging to her brother.
By length
- 4 letters
- hand1, ight
- 5 letters
- thing1
- 6 letters
- wealth1, tenure2, owndom
- 7 letters
- control2, holding2, keeping2
- 8 letters
- property3, dominion3
- 9 letters
- ownership3, belonging3, retention3, enjoyment3, occupancy4, propriety4
- 10 letters
- occupation4
- 14 letters
- proprietorship5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tenure2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- possession
- Italiano
- possesso
- Español
- posesión
- Deutsch
- Besitz