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

Indonesian streaming platform Vidio has partnered with ReelShort, the microdrama platform owned by Crazy Maple Studio, marking ReelShort’s first entry into the Indonesian market. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Except this burger is served at a place that is locally-owned and also serves gourmet pub food with craft beers. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026

The Central Valley city saw a 117% increase in millennial homeownership over a five-year period, growing from 17,333 households owned by millennials in 2018 to 37,711 in 2023. — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Life in Adults revolves around the friend group’s Queens home, owned by the jetsetting parents of Samir (Malik Elassal). — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026

In came representatives from the Khashoggi Holding Company out of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and from the Dorchester Collection, the luxury hotel management firm owned by the Sultan of Brunei. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026

Queen Elizabeth owned a dazzling 158-carat brooch cut from the world’s largest diamond. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026

Two Jets front-office sources, on condition of anonymity because they’re not authorized to speak publicly, deny that, and Glenn has owned the decisions publicly. — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Karp was also involved in the sale last week of a $21 million lot on Palm Island where a mansion owned by gangster Al Capone once stood. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026