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Synonyms of own in English:
own
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adjective
1‘he has his own reasons’
SYNONYMS
personal, individual, particular, private, personalized, idiosyncratic, characteristic, unique
rare especial
ANTONYMS
shared, common
verb
1‘I own this house’
SYNONYMS
be the owner of, possess, be the possessor of, be the proud possessor of, have in one's possession, have to one's name, count among one's possessions, have, keep, retain, maintain, hold, be blessed with, enjoy, boast
2‘she had to own that she felt a little that way herself’
SYNONYMS
admit, allow, concede, grant, accept, accede, acknowledge, recognize, agree, confess
Phrases
own up
‘we so often feel guilty and are afraid to own up’
SYNONYMS
confess, confess to, admit to, admit guilt, plead guilty, accept blame, accept responsibility, acknowledge, acknowledge that, tell the truth, tell the truth about, make a clean breast of it, tell all
come clean, come clean about, spill the beans, get something off one's chest
ANTONYMS
hush up, conceal
