Synonyms of owned

owned 1 of 2

adjective

as in retained

Related Words

• retained
• possessed
• loved
• protected
• valued
• cherished
• treasured
• prized

Dissimilar Words

• gone
• lost
• misplaced
• missing
• absent
• mislaid
• irretrievable
• irrecoverable
• castaway

owned

2 of 2

verb

past tense of own

as in had

to keep, control, or experience as one's own

we own a modest house and an equally modest car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• had
• possessed
• retained
• enjoyed
• held
• commanded
• rejoiced in
• reserved
• kept
• withheld
• carried
• boasted
• bore
• sported
• showed off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wanted
• lacked
• abandoned
• relinquished
• surrendered
• ceded
• renounced
• yielded
• discarded
• dumped
• handed over
• rejected
• required
• disclaimed
• needed
• disowned
• declined
• repudiated
• spurned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of owned

Verb

Sentara Health, a hospital system in Virginia with more than $14 billion of revenue, recently went through a contract dispute with Anthem, the health plan owned by Elevance Health. — Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026

There is a perception that vineyards and wineries are owned by rich people who don’t need help from the government to survive. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2026

The announcement indicates Caldwell’s departure from the same role at Marcus Bar & Grille, the Old Fourth Ward restaurant owned by celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson. — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Bryan’s Friday concert marked the first of two at Gillette Stadium, owned by billionaire Robert Kraft. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

The firm is owned by shareholders but led by managers, who answer to shareholders only indirectly. — Ben Tarnoff, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026

The Press Hotel, though locally owned, is a member of Marriott's Autograph Collection. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Sep. 2026

The advice of the Great One, the Oracle of Omaha, who just owned a handful of stocks of any consequence, the most important of which is Apple. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026

The development will also include a new, private and Evergy-owned substation to serve the site along with 41 diesel generators in case of power failure. — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026