Antonyms for possession
pəˈzɛʃ ənpos·ses·sion

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1. possession

   Antonyms:
   abandoning, renouncing, resigning, surrendering

   Synonyms:
   holding, ownership, tenure, occupation

Matched Categories

1. • Control
   • District
   • Enchantment
   • Mania
   • Resoluteness
   • Sport

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. possession, ownershipnoun

   the act of having and controlling property

   Synonyms:
   ownership, will power, willpower, self-control, self-command, self-possession, monomania, self-will

2. possessionnoun

   anything owned or possessed

   Synonyms:
   ownership, will power, willpower, self-control, self-command, self-possession, monomania, self-will

3. possessionnoun

   being controlled by passion or the supernatural

   Synonyms:
   ownership, will power, willpower, self-control, self-command, self-possession, monomania, self-will

4. monomania, possessionnoun

   a mania restricted to one thing or idea

   Synonyms:
   self-command, ownership, will power, willpower, self-control, self-possession, monomania, self-will

5. possessionnoun

   a territory that is controlled by a ruling state

   Synonyms:
   ownership, will power, willpower, self-control, self-command, self-possession, monomania, self-will

6. self-control, self-possession, possession, willpower, will power, self-command, self-willnoun

   the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior

   Synonyms:
   pigheadedness, obstinance, ownership, obstinacy, self-discipline, will power, willpower, self-control, self-will, self-command, stubbornness, self-possession, monomania, bullheadedness, self-denial

7. possessionnoun

   (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck)

   "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line"

   Synonyms:
   ownership, will power, willpower, self-control, self-command, self-possession, monomania, self-will

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1. possessionnoun

   Synonyms:
   ownership, occupancy, tenure, fruition, retention, occupation

How to use possession in a sentence?

1. Perus Foreign Ministry:

   It is widely known that Indonesia has a zero tolerance policy when it comes to possession of drugs and their derivatives.

2. Erie County:

   All evidence related to this case that was given to Erie County Central Police Services by the Town of Hamburg Police Department is accounted for and remains in its original packaging in the possession of Erie County Central Police Services.

3. George Gascon:

   The current case he’s arrested for possession of drugs, possession of a gun. He could have, even under my directives, he could have gone to jail. As a matter of fact, had the case been set to trial, then it was very possible he could still be waiting for a trial date. He was on bail, he was out on bail.

4. Captain Kane:

   It was a very mature performance in such a high pressure game. We knew we would have lots of possession but I thought we controlled it well and we moved it quickly.

5. Donovan Mitchell:

   For us to be where we need to be, we need to do it every possession, and I can’t say that we did that.

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