Possess Synonyms and Antonyms

pə-zĕs
To keep at one's disposal
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. have
  2. hold
  3. own
  4. retain
To hold on one's person
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. bear
  2. carry
  3. have
  4. pack
To have the use or benefit of
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. enjoy
  2. have
  3. hold
To have at one's disposal
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. boast
  2. command
  3. enjoy
  4. have
  5. hold
To dominate the mind or thoughts of
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. control
  2. own
  3. hold
  4. maintain
  5. occupy
  6. have
  7. acquire
  8. obsess
  9. appropriate
  10. bear
  11. bewitch
  12. dominate
  13. inhabit
  14. retain
  15. seize
  16. take
Antonyms:
  1. lose
  2. not have
  3. dispossess
  4. miss
To be endowed with as a visible characteristic or form
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. bear
  2. carry
  3. display
  4. exhibit
  5. have

Words Related to Possess

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Possess Sentence Examples

  • They possess a long, tubular FIG.

  • What truth would he possess?

  • They do not possess any special merit, and their authenticity is often doubtful.

  • But we possess knowledge of the physical world and of it alone.

  • The Turkomans possess a famous breed of horses and keep camels, sheep, cattle, asses and mules.

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