Synonyms of possession

possession

noun

1

as in hands

the fact or state of having (something) at one's disposal

a student who was found to have several overdue library books in his possession

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hands
• enjoyment
• control
• ownership
• keeping
• proprietorship
• dominion
• power
• mastery
• retention
• confiscation
• procurement
• claiming
• repossession
• authority
• command
• commandeering
• collaring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• relinquishment
• surrendering
• dispossession
• nonpossession
• transferal

• relinquishment
• surrendering
• dispossession
• nonpossession
• transferal

2

as in belongings

possessions plural transportable items that one owns

we packed up all of our possessions and excitedly moved into a new house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• belongings
• things
• stuff
• holdings
• goods
• gear
• effects
• chattels
• personal property
• paraphernalia
• plunder
• personalty
• personal effects
• moveables
• movables
• furnishings
• property
• treasures
• valuables
• fixtures
• duds
• estate
• collateral
• appointments
• tangibles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• real estate
• immovables

• real estate
• immovables

3

as in occupancy

the act or fact of residing in a place

squatters had established possession in the abandoned warehouse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• occupancy
• occupation
• habitation
• residency
• ownership
• tenancy
• proprietorship
• tenantry
• trespass

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ejection
• ejectment
• dispossession
• vacancy
• vacation
• vacating

• ejection
• ejectment
• dispossession
• vacancy
• vacation
• vacating