Definitions

own

[ohn] / oʊn /

ADJECTIVE

belonging to individual

Synonyms

STRONGEST

owned

WEAK

endemic hers his individual inherent intrinsic its mine particular peculiar personal private resident theirs very own yours

VERB

possess; be responsible for

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boast control dominate enjoy have hold keep occupy retain

STRONG

inherit reserve

WEAK

be in possession of be possessed of fall heir to have in hand have rights have title

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon forsake give up lack let go need release want yield

WEAK

dispossess lose not have reject sell

VERB

acknowledge, admit

Synonyms

STRONG

allow avow concede confess declare disclose grant recognize

WEAK

assent to come clean let on make clean breast of own up tell the truth

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal condemn deny disapprove disavow disclaim disown dispute hide refuse reject repudiate secrete

Example Sentences

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He expects the AI tailwind to help maintain the solid economic momentum seen in the first quarter, though he flagged that this comes with its own risk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Still, there are limits to what regulators can pass on their own.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Aerobic exercise on its own also showed strong benefits.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

Fujimori will take over a country far different from the one her father inherited in 1990, facing significant challenges of her own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

But Sancho said there and then that he would not part with his own poor clothes; he would take them with him.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

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