Definition for Possession:

• State of owning or having in one's own power; that which is possessed; occupancy; property; state of being under the power of invisible beings; madness.

Synonyms for Possession:

• n.

  •
  • abuse,
  • bust,
  • clean,
  • comedown,
  • dependency,
  • settlement,
  • crackhouse,
  • crack den,
  • cold turkey,
  • dependence,
  • addiction.
  •
  • dominion,
  • seize,
  • suppress,
  • invade,
  • subdue,
  • storm,
  • owned,
  • besiege,
  • subjugate,
  • annex,
  • conquer,
  • occupy.
  •
  • effect,
  • good.
  •
  • backhand,
  • blast,
  • catch,
  • corner,
  • delivery,
  • dive,
  • law,
  • dribble,
  • chip,
  • cross,
  • ball.
  •
  • holder,
  • proprietor,
  • bearer,
  • possessor,
  • Proprietorial,
  • community property,
  • politics,
  • owner,
  • something has someone's name on it.
  •acquisition (noun)
  • procurations,
  • winning,
  • acquiring,
  • achievement,
  • learning,
  • accretion,
  • Procuration,
  • Gaining,
  • buy,
  • retrieval,
  • salvage,
  • pursuits,
  • obtainment,
  • acquirement,
  • recovery,
  • gain,
  • possession,
  • redemption,
  • gainings,
  • pursuit,
  • Procuring,
  • addition,
  • winnings,
  • procurement,
  • attainment.
  •clutches (noun)
  • hands,
  • keeping,
  • sway,
  • CLAWS,
  • control.
  •colony (noun)
  • mandate,
  • offshoot,
  • antecedents,
  • outpost,
  • clearing,
  • swarm,
  • satellite.
  •furniture (noun)
  • fittings,
  • hutch,
  • bookcase,
  • appointment,
  • chattel,
  • appliance,
  • stool,
  • sofa,
  • cabinet,
  • desk,
  • dresser,
  • wardrobe,
  • chest,
  • bed,
  • cupboard,
  • chair,
  • commode,
  • davenport,
  • Furnishing,
  • counter,
  • table,
  • buffet,
  • sideboard,
  • couch,
  • bureau.
  •grasp (noun)
  • clamp,
  • embrace,
  • butt,
  • clinch,
  • grapple,
  • cinch,
  • clench,
  • clasp,
  • lug.
  •grip (noun)
  • domination,
  • influence,
  • ken,
  • power,
  • comprehension.
  •holding (noun)
  • be longings,
  • freeholds,
  • in heritance,
  • in-heritance,
  • possessorships,
  • pre mises,
  • proprietars,
  • pre-mises,
  • in heritances,
  • in-heritances,
  • be-longings.
  •ownership (noun)
  • hold,
  • mastery.
  •prize (noun)
  • premium,
  • bonus,
  • accolade,
  • capture,
  • stakes,
  • blue ribbon,
  • jackpot,
  • bounty,
  • decoration,
  • windfall,
  • payoff,
  • honor,
  • citation,
  • spoil,
  • reward,
  • dividend,
  • pillage,
  • Strokes,
  • laurel,
  • crown,
  • purse,
  • scholarship,
  • requital,
  • spoils,
  • gravy,
  • trophy,
  • recompense,
  • advantage,
  • inducement,
  • championship,
  • guerdon,
  • haul.
  •proprietorship (noun)
  • proprietary right.
  •tenure (noun)
  • incumbency.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • cursed,
  • demon,
  • accursed,
  • lares and penates,
  • belonging,
  • demonic,
  • fixed asset,
  • appurtenance,
  • valuables,
  • personal effects,
  • status symbol,
  • liquid assets,
  • proprietorship,
  • exorcism,
  • personal property,
  • crown jewels,
  • trappings,
  • intangible asset,
  • exorcise,
  • possessed,
  • intellectual assets,
  • goods and chattels,
  • booty,
  • capital asset.
  •
  • enjoyment,
  • province,
  • purchase,
  • lost property,
  • asset.
  •
  • movable,
  • stuff.
  •
  • thing.
  •tenure
  • tenancy.

Paraphrases for Possession:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    ownership.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    ownership.

• Forward Entailment

  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    possesses.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    repossession.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    possess, possesses, prisoners, tenure.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    disposal, posse, Possessory, power, Carrying, occupancy, disposition, invasion, takeover, position, inauguration, Detainment, weapon, weapons, tenure, seizure, heritage, appropriation.
  • Verb, past tense
    Obtained, Remanded, assumed, Claimed, Had.
  • Verb, past participle
    Installed, Obtained, assumed, sworn, received, Voted, Inaugurated, Carried, revealed, required, Had.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    owns, holds, submits.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    possessor, property, enjoyment, hand.

Antonyms for Possession:

• n.

  • acquisition
    dearth, loss.
  • grasp
    avoidance, release.
  • grip
    misconception, misunderstanding.
  • possession
    want, lack, need.
  • prize
    blame, punishment.
  • Other antonyms:
    real estate, Ejectment, dispossession, vacation, immovables, ejection, vacancy, relinquishment, transferal.

Possession Sentence Examples:

• The sun was coming up to take possession of his waiting world.

• As soon as she entered into possession, she began at once to plan how she could get her son.

Hypernym for Possession:

• n.

  • act
    holding, criminal possession, retention, constructive possession, keeping, actual possession.
  • tops
    circumstances, transferred possession, property, assets, belongings, holding, liabilities, transferred property, white elephant, treasure.

Hyponym for Possession:

• n.

  • act
    control.
  • location
    dominion, territory, district, territorial dominion.
  • state
    trance, enchantment, spell.
  • tops
    relation.