Antonyms for possessed


Grammar : Adj
Spell : puh-zest
Phonetic Transcription : pəˈzɛst


Definition of possessed

Origin :
  • "controlled by an indwelling demon," 1530s, past participle adjective from possess (v.).
  • adj bewitched; under a spell
Example sentences :
  • If Robert possessed his acknowledgment he would have no defense to make.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • They possessed a system of writing of their own which they thought vastly superior.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • In the beginning each little village had possessed a god of its own.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • They possessed no watches but they measured time by the shadow of the sun-dial.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • He distrusted his eyes, his ears, and every sense that he possessed.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • Yet he is not possessed of the civil rights which citizenship should carry with it.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • For further assets, he possessed one eye and a twisted smile.
  • Extract from : « A Night Out » by Edward Peple
  • He was handsome and possessed a most intelligent and expressive countenance.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • He even thinks that, even if she possessed Constantinople, she could not long retain it.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • That at least is his, notwithstanding the millions he might have possessed if he had only known how to acquire them.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

Synonyms for possessed

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