OWNS Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

owns

verb

present tense third-person singular of own

as in has

to keep, control, or experience as one's own we own a modest house and an equally modest car

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Recent Examples of owns Requests for comment were sent to the Red Sox and Audacy, which owns WEEI, but were not immediately returned. — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026 Rocket Companies, its parent company, also owns companies that provide title insurance, property valuations and more. — Dan Simms, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026 The debtor owns an SUV which has normal sale price of $50,000. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 The authority owns the 10,000-seat Wintrust Arena, which operates through a public-private partnership with DePaul University. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Bosnian trout breeders ‘looking to survive summer’ Veljko Budjen owns a trout farm near Trebinje in southeast Bosnia. — Marko Drobnjakovic, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 Kingsbarn owns an 83-acre parcel historically known as Hazel Green Ranch near Yosemite's western boundary. — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026 Veljko Budjen owns a trout farm near Trebinje in southeast Bosnia. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026 Currently, the family owns and operates six restaurants and cafes and plans to open two more next year. — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for owns

Verb

Yash also has the Sony film, Ramayana, coming out globally November 6.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
Garcia has also been nominated for an Oscar and Warren famously has been nominated for 17 competitive Academy Awards, but has yet to win one.

— Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of has

Verb

Wolf succumbs to Shura, a demonic force in the game’s mythology that possesses those who give in to bloodlust.

— Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
The observations show the red supergiant has an atmosphere with a temperature of around 3,680 degrees Fahrenheit (2,030 degrees Celsius), but possesses at least two regions even hotter than this.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of possesses

Verb

With the upgrade, Apple retains the size of the M4 Mac mini but packs a new M6 processor to deliver four times better AI performance, two times faster storage and graphics, and 40% better CPU performance, the company says.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
But get past the hype, and what follows is a good example of how to conduct deeply personal journalistic work that retains both a level of compassion and criticism.

— Becca James, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of retains

Verb

At the same time, the collaboration enjoys enormous gains on two other lists.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Opponents say the current setup is just right and that Iceland already enjoys all the benefits of European integration without the sovereignty compromises that inevitably will come from being a full member.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026