possessed

[puh-zest] / pəˈzɛst /

ADJECTIVE

bewitched; under a spell

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consumed enchanted haunted

STRONG

bedeviled crazed cursed enthralled gone hooked obsessed raving

WEAK

berserk demented fiendish frenetic frenzied insane into mad taken over violent

Antonyms

WEAK

normal

Example Sentences

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This is a Liverpool side no longer feared - one that has lost the aura they possessed while romping to the title last season.

From BBC

Papers cost two cents, and that was more money than I possessed in the world.

From Literature

Adams, 6 feet 1 and 204 pounds, said he has possessed “a nose for the end zone,” since his college days at Fresno State.

From Los Angeles Times

She still couldn’t say what exactly had possessed her, how she had let herself get so hungry.

From Literature

That’s when I could understand this feeling that I possessed about being an actor.

From Los Angeles Times