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

Among the other vessels that Italy is paying to keep is the Lady M, a sleek 210-foot superyacht owned by Alexei Mordashov, a Putin associate and majority shareholder in Severstal, Russia’s largest steel and mining company. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

Campbell is raising two children and working two jobs at Menokin, a historical site originally owned by Francis Lightfoot Lee, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a slave owner. — Ayesha Rascoe, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026

Silverton is a subsidiary of Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, which is owned by Berkshire Hathaway. — Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Investigators also said four businesses that rented space in buildings Espinosa owned wrongly received $40,000 in grants. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026

Among the 19 lineups around the NBA that entered Friday with at least 40 minutes played together this season, the Heat’s starting lineup owned the worst net rating. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2026

Walter bought a majority ownership stake in the Lakers in 2025 from the Buss family, who had owned the Lakers for more than four decades, for an evaluation of $10 billion. — Broderick Turner follow, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026

The Christian Science Monitor owned and operated eight Linotype machines at inception. — Aaron Glantz, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2026

The weirdest shoes our interviewees owned included sporty lace-up pumps, original Russian bath mesh flip-flops, Birkenstock clogs, The Art Company shoes and Tabi mary janes. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026