possessionless

adjective

Definition of possessionlessnext
as in ruined

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for possessionless
  1. ruined
  2. bankrupt
  3. reduced
  4. insolvent
  5. bust
  6. tapped out
  7. depressed
Adjective
  • Sitting on the rim of his consciousness was always cataclysm, the muted whisper of a ruined world.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Definition of ruined
Adjective
  • While ethically bankrupt, it is often used to manufacture short-term consent or panic.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Google has agreed to additional privacy protections ​in the wake of its controversial acquisition of ‌business data from bankrupt Spirit Airlines, both the airline and unions representing former airline employees announced Tuesday.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of bankrupt
Adjective
  • The house arrest applies only to his reduced six-year sentence in the first trial.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • It’s found to result in improved coping, increased mental clarity, better emotion regulation, reduced depression, and ironically less loneliness.
    — Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of reduced
Adjective
  • You're considered insolvent when your total debts exceed the fair market value of your assets immediately before the debt cancellation.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • However, with the trust fund for Social Security due to run out in a little over seven years, and Medicare to go insolvent in six and a half years, budget questions are pushing further up the agendas of both politicians and the public.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of insolvent
Adjective
  • Kansas State answered with its own three-play drive, with 73 of the 77 yards coming on a TD pass from Blake Barnett to Derrick Salley behind busted coverage.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • So 85 of Smith-Njigba’s yards came on the two screens and the busted coverage on the double move.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of bust
Adjective
  • Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman reprise their roles as the Owens sisters from the 1998 original that tapped out at $46 million domestically for the entirety of its initial run.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Bryan Danielson was more excited about McGuinness reaching the ropes than most of Wembley Stadium, but Nigel ultimately tapped out.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of tapped out
Adjective
  • Defense attorney Kimberly Stevens painted Birchmore as a depressed young woman battling lifelong adversities who constructed a fantasy world around marrying Farwell.
    — Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In Splintered Harmony, Azriel is depressed as hell — is there not a doctor in Velaris to get this guy a Zoloft prescription?
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
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“Possessionless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/possessionless. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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