possessively
In clutching manner
Possessively describes doing something in a way that shows ownership or a desire to control.
A person who holds a partner's hand possessively signals to others that this person belongs to them.
He wrapped his arm possessively around her waist.
The word often carries negative connotations of jealousy or excessive attachment.
Defensive about owned space
- protectivelyIn a safeguarding way
- guardedlyWith protective caution
- mineOre excavation site
- clutchingHolding tightly onto
grasping · gripping · holding · clinging · claiming · keeping · retaining · hoarding
With covetous resentment
- enviouslyWith covetous desire
- suspiciouslyWith apparent distrust
- distrustfullyWith lack of confidence
- insecurelyWithout firmness or stability
anxiously · watchfully · vigilantly · guardedly · obsessively · demandingly · resentfully · fearfully
With confident expertise
- dominantlyIn a ruling way
- commandinglyWith authoritative presence
- overbearinglyIn an oppressively forceful way
- oppressivelyIn a crushing manner
dictatorially · imperiously · forcefully · strictly · paternalistically · masterfully · imposingly · demandingly
territorial
Defensive about owned space
- protectivelyIn a safeguarding way
- guardedlyWith protective caution
- mineOre excavation site
clutching · grasping · gripping · holding · clinging · claiming · keeping · retaining · hoarding · withholding
jealously
With covetous resentment
- enviouslyWith covetous desire
- suspiciouslyWith apparent distrust
- distrustfullyWith lack of confidence
insecurely · anxiously · watchfully · vigilantly · guardedly · obsessively · demandingly · resentfully · fearfully · clingy
authoritatively
With confident expertise
- dominantlyIn a ruling way
- commandinglyWith authoritative presence
- overbearinglyIn an oppressively forceful way
oppressively · dictatorially · imperiously · forcefully · strictly · paternalistically · masterfully · imposingly · demandingly · restrictively
possessivelygenerously
With free-giving spirit
freely · unselfishly · selflessly · openly · magnanimously
possessivelysecurely
In a protected manner
trustingly · detachedly · nonchalantly · indifferently · permissively
possessivelyloosely
Without being tight
lightly · carelessly · casually · permissively · hands-off
- possessive formShows ownership grammatically
- possessive pronounsWords denoting belonging
- possessive caseForm showing ownership
- possessive nounNoun showing ownership