Synonyms of owning

owning

verb

present participle of own

as in having

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

we own a modest house and an equally modest car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• having
• possessing
• retaining
• enjoying
• holding
• commanding
• keeping
• carrying
• reserving
• rejoicing in
• withholding
• boasting
• sporting
• bearing
• showing off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wanting
• lacking
• abandoning
• relinquishing
• renouncing
• surrendering
• yielding
• dumping
• ceding
• discarding
• requiring
• handing over
• rejecting
• declining
• disclaiming
• disowning
• needing
• repudiating
• spurning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of owning

Timberview will be the top seed in the playoffs, owning a 54-7 win over Midlothian Heritage, and can be the district champion alone if the Wolves win at Corsicana on Thursday. — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026

Republicans in Tennessee and Arkansas have passed laws that would ban any one company from owning both a pharmacy and a PBM — thought the Arkansas measure has been held up in court. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026

The only cure for the townsfolk, the fisherman said, came through owning a picture of the mermaid. — Jack Daly, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026

Polyak points to her proposals to end prior authorization for routine and emergency care and prohibit private-equity firms from owning hospitals as examples of how doctors could bring their clinical experience into policymaking. — Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Nov. 2026

By owning its own class, DRX is also going to have its own prize money to fight over. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 4 Nov. 2026

Those advantages could become increasingly important once the excitement of owning a new folding phone wears off. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

The difference between these and a vendor’s coding agent is the difference between owning the machine and renting time on someone else’s. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026

After Monday night’s 38-21 Cowboys win over the Eagles, Dallas (+115) moved back ahead of the Giants (+125) as the betting odds favorite to claim the division crown, even with New York owning its Week 1 head-to-head win against them. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026