possessing
Owning something currently
Possessing is having or owning something, whether tangible or abstract: He was arrested for possessing stolen goods, possessing great wealth, possessing unusual talent.
The word often appears in legal contexts where ownership or control matters: possessing a firearm without a license.
It can also describe qualities someone holds: possessing neither the skill nor the patience for the job.
Something owned or inherent
- belongingsThings you possess
- assetsOwned items of value
- holdingsProperty one owns
- titleFormal honorific or name
deed · estate · acquisition · proprietary · inheritance · goods · chattels · tenure
Presenting for viewing
- displayingPresenting to view
- showingPresenting for others
- demonstratingShowing by example
- bearingPosture or orientation
carrying · harboring · holding · having · embodying · manifesting · containing · retaining
Authoritative instruction given
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- masteryComplete skill or control
- dominionAuthority to rule
- gripSecure manual hold
hold · sway · influence · power · governance · manipulation · steering · handling
property
Something owned or inherent
- belongingsThings you possess
- assetsOwned items of value
- holdingsProperty one owns
title · deed · estate · acquisition · proprietary · inheritance · goods · chattels · tenure · custody
exhibiting
Presenting for viewing
- displayingPresenting to view
- showingPresenting for others
- demonstratingShowing by example
bearing · carrying · harboring · holding · having · embodying · manifesting · containing · retaining · maintaining
command
Authoritative instruction given
grip · hold · sway · influence · power · governance · manipulation · steering · handling · guidance
haunted
Occupied by ghosts
exorcism · occult · paranormal · specter · medium · séance · cursed · inhabited · overtaken · controlled
affluence
Abundance of money
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
- fortuneWealth or destiny
capital · resources · opulence · luxury · treasure · endowment · moneyed · abundance · plenty · means
possessinglacking
Being without something
wanting · needing · missing · without · dispossessed
possessinglacking
Being without something
losing · surrendering · relinquishing · giving up · forfeiting
possessingrelinquishing
Voluntarily giving up possession
surrendering · giving up · forfeiting · releasing · removing
- prized possessionHighly valued personal item
- take possessionGain ownership or control
- illegal possessionCrime of holding prohibited items
- drug possessionUnlawful custody of narcotics
- demonic possessionEvil spirit inhabits someone
- earthly possessionsMaterial things one owns
possession, possessions, possessive, repossession, dispossession, prepossession