Prospect is often better than possession.
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Possession
//pəˈzɛʃn̩//
Synonyms for "possession" (299 found)
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Closest matches (60)
monomaniathingaberrationabnormalityaccessoriesacquestacquireacquisitionaffluencealienationallyaplombappointmentsapprehensionappurtenancesarchduchyarchdukedomassetsassurancebaggage
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balancebedevilmentbelongingbelongingsbewitcherybewitchmentbody politicbottomless pursebrain damagebrainsicknessbuffer statebulging pursecaptivationcaptive nationcapturecarechattelschieftaincychieftainrycity statecity-stateclaimclaimingclouded mindclutchcolonycommonwealcommonwealthcomplexcomposurecompulsionconfidenceconquerconstraint
Strong matches (90)
controlcountrycountycrazinesscustodydaftnessdementednessdementiaderangementdisciplinedisorientationdistractiondomaindominionduchydudsdukedomearldomeasy circumstanceseffects
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embarras de richessesemperyempireenchantmentenjoymententrancementequabilityequanimityequilibriumequipmentestate and effectsfascinationfee positionfee simplefeudfiefdomfixationfixed ideafixturesfloorfoliefortunefree cityfreeholdfurnishingsfurniturefurorgoldgoodsgrand duchygraspguardianshiphandhandsome fortunehang uphang-uphavingshereditamenthigh incomehigh tax bracketholdholdingholdingshypercathexisidee fixeightillusionimpedimentaincorporeal hereditamentindependenceinsanenessinsanityirrationalityirresistible impulsekeepingkingdomlandlares and penatesleaseleaseholdlevel headlevelheadednessloss of mindloss of reasonlucrelunacy
Noun(4 words)
Related words (149)
luxuriousnessmadnessmammonmandantmandatemandated territorymandateemandatorymaniamaterial wealthmayamental deficiencymental derangementmental diseasemental disordermental disturbancemental illnessmental instabilitymental sicknessmind overthrown
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mindsicknessmoneymoney to burnmoneybagsmorbid drivemovablesnationnationalityobsessionobsessive compulsionobtainoccupancyoccupationoccupyoddnessopulenceopulencyowndomownershipparaphernaliapelfpixilationpoisepolispolitypossessionspossessorshippowerpreoccupationprepossessionprescriptionpresence of mindprincipalityprincipatepropertiespropertyproprietaryproprietorshipprosperityprosperousnessprotectionprotectorateprovincepuppet governmentpuppet regimequeernessrabidnessrealmreasonlessnessreceptionrepossessrepublicrestraintrichesrichnessruling passionsatellitesecureseizeseizureself controlself-assuranceself-commandself-confidenceself-conquestself-controlself-denialself-disciplineself-governmentself-masteryself-possessionself-restraintseneschaltysenselessnesssettlementshattered mindsick mindsicknesssix-figure incomesovereign nationspirit controlsquattingstatestrangenesssubleasesubstancesultanatesuperpowertaketakingtaking awaytaking possessiontangiblestenancytenureterritorytheftthingstictitletoparchiatoparchytrappingstreasuretricksunbalanceunbalanced mindunsanenessunsound mindunsoundnessunsoundness of mindupper bracketvillenagewealthwealthinesswell-regulated mindwinwitcherywitlessness
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
More specific
1 entriesAntonyms
2 entriesSynonyms
4 entriesat location
1 entriesdbpedia genre
1 entriesderived
26 entriesPossession Islandadverse possessioncatch in possessionchose in possessiondebtor in possessiondispossessionfee simple absolute in possessionhostile possessionnonpossessionpossession arrowpossession is nine points of the lawpossession is nine-tenths of the lawpossession with intent to supplypossession with the intent to supplypossessionalpossessionary
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has context
3 entriesis a
5 entriesrelated to
29 entriesShowing 16 of 29 words.
Translations
194 translations across 48 languages.
Ancient Greek
4 entries- κατοχή noun (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)
- κτέαρ noun (something that is owned)
- κτῆμα noun (something that is owned)
- κτῆσις noun (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)
Arabic
4 entries- اِسْتِحْوَاذ noun (control of the ball in a disputed sports game)
- تَلَبُّس noun (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon)
- حَوْزَة noun (control or occupancy without legal ownership)
- حَوْزَة noun (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)
Armenian
2 entries- գույք noun (something that is owned)
- սեփականություն noun (something that is owned)
Belarusian
4 entries- вало́данне noun (control or occupancy without legal ownership)
- вало́даньне noun (control or occupancy without legal ownership)
- маёмасць noun (something that is owned)
- маёмасьць noun (something that is owned)
Bengali
1 entries- আসর noun (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon)
Bulgarian
4 entries- владе́ние noun (control or occupancy without legal ownership)
- иму́щество noun (something that is owned)
- обсебеност noun (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon)
- притежание noun (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)
Burmese
1 entries- ဥစ္စာ noun (something that is owned)
Catalan
4 entries- possessió noun (something that is owned)
- possessió noun (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)
- possessió noun (a territory under the rule of another country)
- possessió noun (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 佔有 /占有 noun (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)
- 所有物 noun (something that is owned)
- 財產 /财产 noun (something that is owned)
Czech
2 entries- majetek noun (something that is owned)
- vlastnictví noun (control or occupancy without legal ownership)
Dutch
4 entries- bezetenheid noun (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon)
- bezit noun (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)
- bezitting noun (something that is owned)
- bezittingen noun (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)
Esperanto
1 entries- posedaĵo noun (something that is owned)
Finnish
4 entries- alusmaa noun (a territory under the rule of another country)
- hallinta noun (control or occupancy without legal ownership)
- hallinta noun (control of the ball in a disputed sports game)
- hallintoalue noun (a territory under the rule of another country)
French
4 entries- bien noun (something that is owned)
- possession noun (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)
- possession noun (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon)
- possession noun (control of the ball in a disputed sports game)
Galician
1 entries- posesión noun (something that is owned)
Georgian
1 entries- ქონა noun (something that is owned)
German
3 entries- Ballbesitz noun (control of the ball in a disputed sports game)
- Besessenheit noun (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon)
- Gut noun (something that is owned)
Gothic
2 entries- 𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 noun (something that is owned)
- 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍃 noun (something that is owned)
Greek
4 entries- απόκτημα noun (something that is owned)
- ιδιοκτησία noun (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)
- κατοχή noun (control or occupancy without legal ownership)
- κατοχή noun (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)
Hungarian
4 entries- birtok noun (something that is owned)
- birtokbavétel noun (control or occupancy without legal ownership)
- birtoklás noun (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)
- birtoklás noun (control of the ball in a disputed sports game)
Indonesian
2 entries- kerasukan noun (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon)
- kesurupan noun (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon)
Irish
3 entries- gabháltas noun (a territory under the rule of another country)
- sealúchas noun (something that is owned)
- seilbh noun (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)
Italian
1 entries- possesso noun (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)
Japanese
4 entries- 保持 noun (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)
- 保有 noun (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)
- 保有物 noun (something that is owned)
- 占領地 noun (a territory under the rule of another country)
Khmer
1 entries- កម្មសិទ្ធិ noun (something that is owned)
Korean
1 entries- 소유물 noun (something that is owned)
Latin
1 entries- bonum noun (something that is owned)
Macedonian
2 entries- владеење noun (control or occupancy without legal ownership)
- сопственост noun (something that is owned)
Middle English
2 entries- warisoun noun (something that is owned)
- warisoun noun (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)
Māori
1 entries- rirohanga noun (something that is owned)
Navajo
2 entries- inchxǫ́ʼí noun (something that is owned)
- yódí noun (something that is owned)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- besittelse noun (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon)
- eiendom noun (something that is owned)
- eierskap noun (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)
Old English
3 entries- āgenung noun (something that is owned)
- ǣht noun (something that is owned)
- ǣht noun (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)
Ottoman Turkish
3 entries- صاحبلك noun (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)
- مال noun (something that is owned)
- ملكیت noun (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)
Polish
4 entries- dobytek noun (something that is owned)
- majątek noun (something that is owned)
- opętanie noun (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon)
- posiadanie noun (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)
Portuguese
4 entries- domínio noun (a territory under the rule of another country)
- invasão noun (control or occupancy without legal ownership)
- posse noun (control or occupancy without legal ownership)
- posse noun (something that is owned)
Romanian
4 entries- demonie noun (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon)
- demonism noun (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon)
- posedare noun (control of the ball in a disputed sports game)
- posesie noun (control or occupancy without legal ownership)
Russian
4 entries- бѐсоодержи́мость noun (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon)
- владе́ние noun (control or occupancy without legal ownership)
- владе́ние noun (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)
- владе́ния noun (a territory under the rule of another country)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- sealbhachadh noun (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)
Slovak
2 entries- majetok noun (something that is owned)
- vlastnenie noun (control or occupancy without legal ownership)
Spanish
4 entries- posesiones noun (a territory under the rule of another country)
- posesión noun (control or occupancy without legal ownership)
- posesión noun (something that is owned)
- posesión noun (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon)
Swedish
4 entries- bollinnehav noun (control of the ball in a disputed sports game)
- egendom noun (something that is owned)
- innehav noun (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)
- ägande noun (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)
Telugu
1 entries- ఆవేశము noun (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon)
Thai
2 entries- การครอบครอง noun (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)
- การถูกสิง noun (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon)
Tocharian B
1 entries- waipecce noun (something that is owned)
Ukrainian
4 entries- володі́ння noun (control or occupancy without legal ownership)
- майно́ noun (something that is owned)
- має́тність noun (something that is owned)
- одержимість noun (the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon)
Welsh
1 entries- meddiant noun (control or occupancy without legal ownership)
Zazaki
1 entries- wayır (diq) noun (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)
Sample sentences
22 total sentences available.
Possession is nine-tenths of the law.
Source: tatoeba (239602)
I have never had more than $500 in my possession.
Source: tatoeba (252583)
The possession of intellect is what distinguishes us from wild animals.
Source: tatoeba (277054)
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