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Own

🔄 Synonyms of "Own"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

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possessverb(transitive) To have (something) as, or as if as, an owner; to have, to own.
haveverb(transitive) To possess, own.
ainnounA river in the Jura and Ain departments, in eastern France, flowing from the Jura Mountains into the Rhône River.

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personalOf or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals
haveverb(transitive) To possess, own.
possessverb(transitive) To have (something) as, or as if as, an owner; to have, to own.
ainnounA river in the Jura and Ain departments, in eastern France, flowing from the Jura Mountains into the Rhône River.
sameNot different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; identical.
equalThe same in value (status, merit, etc): having or deserving the same rights or treatment.
subjectiveFormed, as in opinions, based upon a person's feelings or intuition, rather than upon observation or purely logical reasoning; coming more from within the observer than from observations of the external environment.
characteristicBeing a distinguishing feature of a person or thing.
self-sameAlternative form of selfsame. [Chiefly preceded by the: precisely the same; the very same; the same not only in being similar but in being identical.]
typicalNormal, average; to be expected.
germaneRelated to a topic of discussion or consideration.
relevantRelated, connected, or pertinent to a topic.
autonomousSelf-governing. Intelligent, sentient, self-aware, thinking, feeling, governing independently.
distinctiveDistinguishing, used to or enabling the distinguishing of some thing.
distinctDifferent from one another (with the preferable adposition being "from").
actualExisting in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact.
usualMost commonly occurring; typical.
specificExplicit or definite.
respectiveRelating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own.
intrinsicInnate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.

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