Definitions

own

[ohn] / oʊn /

ADJECTIVE

belonging to individual

Synonyms

STRONGEST

owned

WEAK

endemic hers his individual inherent intrinsic its mine particular peculiar personal private resident theirs very own yours

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 want yield

WEAK

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

Example Sentences

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With every single game of the 2014-15 season broadcast live, English soccer quickly carved out a small corner of the U.S. sports TV landscape all of its own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The company cited national security and its own terms of service as reasons for the invisible restrictions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

For All the Rage, the writer has also penned a letter to a man from her own past, which will be performed and then shredded.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Otis isn’t a data-center stock and “fits into its own unique bucket,” added Govindaraj.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The very young princess fell in love with Don Clavijo, and on her own agreed to be his wife.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

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