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

Now Walter faces questions about his future owning the Dodgers. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

The report sets the 30-year net present value of owning a stadium between $211 million and $637 million. — Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Knowledge grows, ages and fragments without anyone owning the life cycle. — Philip Brittan, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Hugh Jackman wants to joins his fellow Hollywood star and friend Ryan Reynolds in owning part of a soccer club in the English leagues. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

The real work involved in owning a Sammy Among the world’s most ancient dog breeds, Samoyeds get their name from the Samoyedic peoples of northern Russia and Siberia. — David MacK, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

But the price thresholds for owning these funds is due in part to the idea that these are complicated holdings meant for sophisticated investors. — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

In a matter of years, Kapoor went from owning a multimillion-dollar home in Cocoplum and captaining a 68-foot yacht to living in federal custody. — Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026

Of course, the ultimate risk for owning these stocks is familiar to all investors, namely the vagaries of the market itself. — Norah Rami, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026