Possess [verb]
Definition of Possess:
have or obtain
Synonyms of Possess:
● Enjoy
● Own
● Seize
● Acquire
● Occupy
● Maintain
● Carry
● Retain
● Control
● Hog
● Dominate
● Bear
● Corner
● Grab
● Hold
● Be blessed with
● Be born with
● Be endowed with
● Corner the market
● Get hands on
● Get hold of
● Have to name
● Latch on to
● Lock up
● Sit on
● Take over
● Take possession
Opposite/Antonyms of Possess:
● Miss
● Abandon
● Yield
● Fail
● Free
● Let go
● Lose
● Dispossess
● Forsake
● Surrender
● Release
● Need
● Lack
Sentence/Example of Possess:
The misfortune was that this was the only thing they cared to possess.
In painting, we believe we possess a school second to none of modern art.
If our whole horizon of truth were not broadened, we could not possess this command.
There are some papers and some money I must possess myself of.
It is tragic how few people ever ‘possess their souls’ before they die.
For all that, I know very well what a treasure I possess in Andrew the carpenter.
Faith is the soul's eyesight; and when we possess it the world is never dark nor lonely.
I daresay your wife'll have a child just about the time you've spent every ha'penny you possess.
I possess his secret; I could give him up to the king's wrath; I could bring him to the death.
Love wants to possess the beloved object—and to make her happy.