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having

ADJECTIVE

retaining

Synonyms

STRONG

accommodating arresting cherishing commemorating confining embracing employing engaging hiring holding keeping owning possessing preserving remembering reserving restraining saving securing seizing suppressing sustaining taking treasuring withholding working

WEAK

holding back

ADJECTIVE

unconspicuous

Synonyms

WEAK

camouflaged concealed dim faint hidden indistinct insignificant low-key low-profile modest muted obscure ordinary plain quiet retiring secretive shy soft-pedalled subtle tenuous unassuming unemphatic unnoticeable unobtrusive unostentatious

ADJECTIVE

unnoticeable

Synonyms

STRONG

unobtrusive

WEAK

NOUN

enjoyment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

indulgence

STRONG

advantage benefit exercise ownership spending using

Antonyms

STRONG

disadvantage hindrance loss

WEAK

displeasure dissatisfaction lack misery need sorrow unhappiness want woe

NOUN

ownership

Synonyms

STRONGEST

control holding partnership property purchase takeover

STRONG

buying claim cut deed dominion end hand occupancy piece proprietorship purchasing residence slice tenancy tenure title

WEAK

possessorship proprietary rights

Antonyms

STRONG

lease renting

NOUN

proprietorship

Synonyms

STRONG

buying claim control cut deed dominion end hand holding occupancy partnership piece possession property purchase purchasing residence slice takeover tenancy tenure title

WEAK

possessorship proprietary rights

Antonyms

STRONG

whole

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Peace had broken out in the Middle East, and oil prices were having their weakest quarter in years, easing inflationary pressure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

In May 2023, Cancino and his partner pulled over a man for allegedly speeding and having tinted windows, said his attorney, Nicole Castronovo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

She also imposed a Sexual Harm Prevention Order which prohibits him from having any contact with children for a period of 20 years.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Her body was found at the home after the actor called a friend to check in on his daughter, having grown concerned over not hearing from her.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Then, having picked off the cobwebs, she pressed the yarrow leaves to his forehead.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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