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Synonyms for own

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mine, yours, his, hers, its, theirs, personal, individual, owned, very own*; see also private.

come into one's own

receive what one deserves, gain proper credit, gain proper recognition, thrive; see prosper.

of one's own

personal, private, belonging to one; see owned.

on one's own

by oneself, acted independently, singly; see independently.

verb

  1. To possess

    hold, have, enjoy, have inherited, fallen heir to, have title to, have rights to, be master of, occupy, control, dominate, have claim upon, boast, reserve, retain, keep, have in hand, have a deed for; see also maintain 3.

    Antonyms lack*, want, need.

  2. To acknowledge

    admit, assent to, grant, recognize; see admit 2, 3, declare 2. See syn. study at admit.

See own in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II

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