Synonyms of owning

owning

verb

present participle of own

as in having

to keep, control, or experience as one's own

we own a modest house and an equally modest car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• having
• possessing
• retaining
• enjoying
• holding
• commanding
• keeping
• carrying
• reserving
• rejoicing in
• withholding
• boasting
• sporting
• bearing
• showing off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wanting
• lacking
• abandoning
• relinquishing
• renouncing
• surrendering
• yielding
• dumping
• ceding
• discarding
• requiring
• handing over
• rejecting
• declining
• disclaiming
• disowning
• needing
• repudiating
• spurning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of owning

The Josephs' home state of Tennessee, where the GOP has a lock on state government, is among a growing number looking to outlaw companies that own PBMs from also owning brick-and-mortar pharmacies, as CVS does. — Blake Farmer, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026

Through complex ownership structures, a family can maintain control over companies in the group while directly owning only a relatively small share of them. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026

For more than a decade, Paramount has been the smallest of the major media companies, owning CBS, Comedy Central, BET, Nickelodeon and the Melrose Avenue studio. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

For much of the AI industry’s tremendous growth over the last few years, companies believed their advantage came from owning better models, with the goal of investing heavily to own superior models. — Harsh Verma, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

As of Wednesday morning, the fundraiser, which caused some controversy due Hilton still owning a $4 million home in Las Vegas, had reached almost $15,000 of its $25,000 goal. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

There is a hard cap at both the league and team level, and the cap, which was introduced in 2005, has transformed the profit profile of owning a team, particularly in conjunction with the NHL’s revenue-sharing system. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026

By owning the global crisis unleashed by oil billionaires and a complicit government, Digger causes an uproar. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

For anyone who came of age with those compilations, the appeal is less about owning rare vinyl in pristine condition than possessing a physical artifact from the process that made the music. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 29 Sep. 2026