OWNERSHIP Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

ownership

noun

Definition of ownership

as in control

the state or fact of owning something Home ownership is on the rise in this country. The café is now under new ownership.

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Recent Examples of ownership Both boats are still floating, though their locations and ownership have changed over the years. — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Sweden builds nuclear pipeline A joint project company will be established to support the development, financing, construction, ownership and operation of the plants. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026 The latter closed and has since rebranded following a change in ownership. — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026 Aside from its Paul connection, the Air Jordan 8 Retro Hornets is also noteworthy for donning the colors of the team in which Jordan held a majority ownership in from 2010 to 2023. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ownership

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Noun

These trajectories document a robot’s behavior before an intervention, the moment a human operator takes control, and the corrective actions used to recover or complete the task.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
Having control over a venue allows stadiums to be designed specifically with a women’s sports fan in mind, which can be critical to gameday experience.

— Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of control

Noun

Those colours, as worn by Newton Heath — the club formed in 1878 who became Manchester United in 1902 — would become a symbol of the fight against the Glazers’ proprietorship.

— Chris McKenna, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The New York Times described its methodology for producing the list, which started with selecting the criteria against which stores would be judged, including inventory, curation, proprietorship, customer service, ambience, location and payoff.

— Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 3 Dec. 2025

Definition of proprietorship

Noun

Geneva rolled up 466 yards and crossed the goal line on six of its 10 possessions.

— Jerry Birchfield, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
The 10-play scoring drive was possible in part because of a 17-yard pass from Hyppolite to Ty Hayes on fourth and 5 that kept the possession alive and moved them into the red zone.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of possession

Noun

As Itauma continued attempting to throw power punches, Hrgović knew his opponent had nothing left and went for the kill.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
The last act before festival founder Olivia Rodrigo, Roan turned it out with all of her powers—bolstered by a bold and bitchy, razor-sharp bob.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2026

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