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owns

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 surrender want yield

WEAK

deny disavow 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

WEAK

dispossess lack lose need not have sell

Example Sentences

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Besides the two casino-hotels, the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation owns several other hotels, including the Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort & Club in Dana Point.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Your adviser works for a company that owns the product he is recommending.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Warsh chairs a central bank that owns $4.36 trillion worth of Treasuries and is among the largest debtholders globally.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

And he will need to convince the German state, which owns 28% of Deutsche Telekom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

He’s speaking the language of privilege, speaking it with his drawling tone, with the looseness of his limbs, as though he thinks he owns everything he can see.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black