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POSSESSED Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word possessed. (exact relations)
There are 3 hypernyms of the word possessed. (close relations)
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controlled
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds

dominated
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• controlled or ruled by superior authority or power

• harassed by persistent nagging

filled
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• of purchase orders that have been filled

adjective satellite

• (usually followed by `with' or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

• (of time) taken up

haunted
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

• showing emotional affliction or disquiet

• inhabited by or as if by apparitions

obsessed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

• influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion

occupied
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adjective

• held or filled or in use

• seized and controlled as by military invasion

adjective satellite

• resided in; having tenants

• having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

owned
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• having an owner; often used in combination

spellbound
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having your attention fixated as though by a spell

consumed
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• eat up completely, as with great appetite

• serve oneself to, or consume regularly

• spend extravagantly

• destroy completely

• use up (resources or materials)

• engage fully

gripped
verbv
noun

• the act of grasping

• the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

• a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes

• the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)

• worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made

• an intellectual hold or understanding

• a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place

verb

• hold fast or firmly

• to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match

• to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe

influenced
verbv
noun

• a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

• causing something without any direct or apparent effort

• a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do

• the effect of one thing (or person) on another

• one having power to influence another

verb

• have and exert influence or effect

• shape or influence; give direction to

• induce into action by using one's charm

have
verbv
noun

• a person who possesses great material wealth

verb

• have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense

• have as a feature

• go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

• have ownership or possession of

• cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition

• serve oneself to, or consume regularly

• have a personal or business relationship with someone

• organize or be responsible for

• have left

• be confronted with

• undergo

• suffer from; be ill with

• cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

• receive willingly something given or offered

• get something; come into possession of

• undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

• achieve a point or goal

• cause to be born

• have sex with; archaic use

own
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive

verb

• have ownership or possession of

seise
verbv
verb

• To vest ownership of a freehold estate in (someone).

• (with of) To put in possession.

• To seize.

Best Hypernyms For POSSESSED

Here is a list of related hypernyms for possessed, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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