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| Main Entry: |
possess
 [puh-zes] 
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have or obtain |
| Synonyms: | acquire, be blessed with, be born with, be endowed with, bear, carry, control, corner the market, corner*, dominate, enjoy, get hands on, get hold of, grab, have to name, hog, hold, latch on to, lock up, maintain, occupy, own, retain, seize, sit on, take over, take possession |
| Antonyms: | dispossess, lose, miss, not have |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | support mentally |
| Synonyms: | cherish, entertain, exhibit, harbor, have, hold, hold up, maintain, possess, shoulder, sustain, uphold, weigh upon |
| Notes: | bare is to uncover or reveal or to expose; bear is to hold up, support, transport - or an animal |
| Main Entry: | bewitched |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | charmed |
| Synonyms: | captivated, enamored, enchanted, enraptured, ensorcelled, entranced, fallen for, fascinated, gaga about, have a bug in one's ear, have a thing about, head over heels, hooked, hung up, mad about, mesmerized, possessed, spellbound, transformed, turned on, under a spell |
| Antonyms: | disenchanted, disgusted, turned off |
Example Sentences
- Some die from the effort, others give up, all are possessed by the sense that they are living close to a divine presence.
- By the age of 12, he had mastered Euclidean geometry, moved on to calculus and possessed a solid grasp of deductive reasoning.
- The gun would move all over the place like it was possessed.
| Main Entry: | boast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | to have advantage |
| Synonyms: | be proud of, claim, exhibit, have in keeping, own, possess, pride oneself on, show off |
| Main Entry: | charm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | enchant |
| Synonyms: | allure, attract, beguile, bewitch, cajole, captivate, delight, draw, enamor, enrapture, ensorcell, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, grab, hex, hypnotize, inveigle, kill*, knock dead, knock out, magnetize, mesmerize, please, possess, put under a spell, send*, slay, spell*, sweep off feet, take*, tickle, tickle pink, transport, turn on, vamp, voodoo, wile, win, win over, wow* |
| Antonyms: | displease, irritate, offend, repel, repulse, turn off |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | collected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | composed, calm |
| Synonyms: | confident, cool, easy, easygoing, levelheaded, nonchalant, peaceful, placid, poised, possessed, quiet, sanguine, self-possessed, serene, still, sure, temperate, together, tranquil, unflappable, unperturbable, unperturbed, unruffled |
| Antonyms: | agitated, disorganized, excited, mixed up, upset, worried |
| Main Entry: | composed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | calm, collected |
| Synonyms: | at ease, calmed, clearheaded, commonsensical, confident, cool, cool as cucumber, disimpassioned, dispassionate, easy, easygoing, have one's act together, imperturbable, keeping a stiff upper lip, keeping one's shirt on, levelheaded, nonchalant, not turn a hair, placid, poised, possessed, quieted, relaxed, repressed, sedate, self-assured, self-possessed, sensible, serene, serious, soothed, staid, suppressed, sure of oneself, temperate, together, tranquil, unflappable, unruffled, untroubled |
| Antonyms: | agitated, angered, annoyed, aroused, distressed, excited, perturbed, upset, worried |
| Main Entry: | deflower |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ravish; take away beauty |
| Synonyms: | assault, defile, deflorate, depredate, desecrate, despoil, devour, force, harm, have, mar, molest, outrage, possess, ravage, ravish, ruin, seduce, spoil, violate |
| Main Entry: | demonic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | evil |
| Synonyms: | aroused, bad, crazed, demoniac, demoniacal, devilish, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, fired, frantic, frenetic, frenzied, hellish, impious, infernal, insane, inspired, mad, maniacal, manic, possessed, satanic, serpentine, unhallowed, violent, wicked |
| Antonyms: | angelic, godlike, good, moral |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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