owns

VERB

possess; be responsible for

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boast control dominate enjoy have hold keep occupy retain

STRONG

inherit reserve

WEAK

be in possession of be possessed of fall heir to have in hand have rights have title

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon forsake give up lack let go need release surrender want yield

WEAK

deny disavow dispossess lose not have reject sell

VERB

acknowledge, admit

Synonyms

STRONG

allow avow concede confess declare disclose grant recognize

WEAK

assent to come clean let on make clean breast of own up tell the truth

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal condemn deny disapprove disavow disclaim disown dispute hide refuse reject repudiate secrete

WEAK

dispossess lack lose need not have sell

Example Sentences

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“Apple does not need to own the best frontier model if it owns the trusted interface that routes intent across local models, Apple-controlled cloud models, external models, and app actions.”

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Berkshire Hathaway’s insurers hold the equity of many companies Berkshire owns or holds a large stake in, including Duracell, Occidental Petroleum and Sirius XM.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The team will be co-owned by billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, who also owns the Los Angeles Times and is a minority owner of the Lakers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Kang also owns Lyon, who Barcelona beat in Saturday's final, and will know all too well what qualities Putellas possesses and the heights she can help London City reach.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Here in Oklahoma, where Ray is the star of nightmares and the international Bible study, there is a Persian man who owns a rug store in the rich part of Tulsa.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri