Possessive

/pəˈzɛs.ɪv/

Synonyms for "possessive" (72 found)

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Closest matches (15)

Determiner(1 words)
childrens song
Adjective(1 words)

Strong matches (21)

Noun(7 words)
determinergenitive casegenitive determinergenitive formjealousjealous personownership case
Adjective(1 words)
Verb(1 words)

Related words (36)

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

10 entries
behavioral traitgrammatical categorygrammatical terminterpersonal traitlinguistic categorylinguistic featureobliqueoblique casepersonality traitrelationship behavior

More specific

10 entries
clinginesscontrolling behaviorjealous behaviorjealousyoverprotective attitudeplural possessivepossessive adjectivepossessive determinerpossessive pronounsingular possessive

Collocations

8 entries
possessive adjectivepossessive casepossessive determinerpossessive formpossessive markerpossessive nounpossessive pronounpossessive suffix

Inflections

3 entries
more possessivemost possessivepossessives

Derivations

6 entries

similar

2 entries

Translations

3 translations across 1 languages.

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Māori

3 entries
  • kupu whiwhinga noun (a word that indicates possession or the possessive case)
  • pūriro noun (a word that indicates possession or the possessive case)
  • rirohanga noun (a word that indicates possession or the possessive case)

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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The relative pronoun 'that' has two states, a nominative case and objective case, but there is no possessive case.

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Tom is possessive.

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She's jealous and possessive.

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My boyfriend is possessive.

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