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

The land, owned by the Memmen family, has been earmarked for development since the 1980s, but some neighbors aren't happy to see those plans coming to fruition. — Olivia Young, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Five years later, Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures ponied up the cash and teamed up with Paramount Pictures, who still owned the rights to the script, to finance the film. — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026

Then, in September, the Rhodes family, which owned the for-profit school for nearly 80 years, transferred ownership to the nonprofit SVA Alumni Society. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Other holdings include minority stakes in Wrexham FC, the Welsh football club owned by actors Rob Mac and Ryan Reynolds, as well as investments in the Madrid and Miami Open tennis tournaments. — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026

The Yankees are owned by Yankee Global Enterprises, a company controlled by businessman Hal Steinbrenner and members of his family. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

The High Line Canal is a 71-mile ditch, mostly owned by Denver Water, that runs through 11 jurisdictions from Waterton Canyon in Douglas County to Aurora. — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2026

Nolan-O’Slatarra was originally from Ireland and owned a swimwear company called East x East. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026

The Texas Super Kings are owned by Anurag Jain and Ross Perot Jr. — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026