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Main Entry: own
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: belonging to individual
Synonyms: endemic, individual, inherent, intrinsic, mine, owned, particular, peculiar, personal, private, resident, hers, his, its, theirs, very own, yours
Main Entry: own
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: possess; be responsible for
Synonyms: boast, control, dominate, enjoy, have, hold, inherit, keep, occupy, reserve, retain, be in possession of, be possessed of, fall heir to, have in hand, have rights, have title
Antonyms: dispossess, lack, lose, need, sell, not have
Main Entry: own
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: acknowledge, admit
Synonyms: allow, avow, come clean*, concede, confess, declare, disclose, grant, let on*, recognize, assent to, make clean breast of, own up, tell the truth
Antonyms: deny, disavow, reject
Main Entry: come out with
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: disclose information
Synonyms: acknowledge, bring out, come clean, declare, deliver, divulge, own, say, state, tell, throw out, utter, chime in*, lay open, own up
Antonyms: hide, secret
Main Entry: concede
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: acknowledge, give in
Synonyms: accept, accord, admit, allow, avow, award, bury the hatchet*, capitulate, cede, confess, cry uncle*, ditto*, fold, grant, hand over, knuckle under, let on, own, quit, relinquish, surrender, waive, yield, cave in, fess up, give up, go along with, go with the flow, own up, play ball with, say uncle, throw in the towel, yes one
Notes: with admit, the acknowledgment of something being true applies to one's own sphere of conduct, whereas with concede the acknowledgment applies to another's; admit implies reluctance to disclose, grant, or concede and refers usually to facts rather than their implications
Antonyms: contradict, disagree, dispute, dissent, fight, refuse, reject, repudiate, disacknowledge
Main Entry: confess
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: admit, confirm
Synonyms: acknowledge, affirm, allow, assert, attest, aver, avow, blow, blurt out, chirp, clue in, come clean*, come out, concede, confide, declare, disclose, divulge, dump on, evince, finger*, fink*, grant, humble oneself, leak*, let on*, level with, make clean breast of, manifest, narrate, open one's heart, own, own up, post, profess, prove, rat on, recognize, relate, reveal, sing*, snitch*, sound off, spill the beans*, spit out, squeal*, tip hand, unload*, vent, weasel*
Antonyms: conceal, deny, disavow, disown, hide, mask, repudiate, secrete
Main Entry: disclose
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: reveal, make public
Synonyms: acknowledge, admit, avow, bare, betray, blab, bring to light*, broadcast, communicate, confess, discover, display, divulge, exhibit, expose, give away, impart, leak, mouth*, open, own, publish, relate, reveal, show, snitch*, spill, spill the beans*, squeal*, tell, uncover, unfurl, unveil, utter, come out of the closet, lay bare, let slip, make known
Antonyms: conceal, hide, secrete, withhold
Main Entry: grant
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: authorize, allow
Synonyms: accede, accept, accord, acknowledge, acquiesce, admit, agree to, allocate, allot, assign, assume, avow, award, bestow, bless, cede, come across, come through, concede, confer, convey, donate, drop, give, give in, impart, invest, own, permit, present, profess, relinquish, stake, suppose, surrender, transfer, transmit, vouchsafe, yield, come around, consent to, gift with, give out, give the nod, give thumbs-up, go along with, own up, shake on, sign off on, sign on*
Antonyms: condemn, deny, refuse, veto
Main Entry: individual
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: distinctive, exclusive
Synonyms: alone, characteristic, definite, diagnostic, different, discrete, distinct, especial, express, idiosyncratic, indivisible, lone, odd, only, original, own, particular, peculiar, personal, proper, reserved, respective, secluded, select, separate, several, single, singular, sole, solitary, special, specific, uncommon, unique, unusual, diacritic, personalized, unitary
Antonyms: common, general, ordinary
Main Entry: let on
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: acknowledge, admit
Synonyms: allow, avow, betray, concede, confess, disclose, divulge, give away, grant, hint, imply, indicate, mouth*, own, reveal, say, spill*, suggest, tell, uncover, unveil, let out, make known, own up
Antonyms: deny, disacknowledge
Main Entry: monopolize
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: dominate, control
Synonyms: absorb, acquire, consume, corner, devour, employ, engross, exclude, have, hog*, hold, manage, own, patent, possess, restrain, syndicate, take up, use, utilize, bogart, copyright, corner the market, exercise control, keep to oneself, lock up, own exclusively, sew up, sit on*, take over
Antonyms: distribute, scatter, share
Main Entry: personal
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: private, individual
Synonyms: exclusive, intimate, own, particular, peculiar, privy, retired, secluded, secret, special, claimed
Antonyms: general, public
Main Entry: possess
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: have or obtain
Synonyms: acquire, bear, carry, control, corner*, dominate, enjoy, grab, hog*, hold, maintain, occupy, own, retain, seize, be blessed with, be born with, be endowed with, corner the market, get hands on, get hold of, have to name, latch on to, lock up, sit on, take over, take possession
Antonyms: dispossess, lose, miss, not have
Main Entry: profess
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: declare, assert
Synonyms: acknowledge, admit, affirm, allege, announce, asseverate, aver, avow, certify, claim, come out*, confess, confirm, croon, depose, dissemble, fake, feign, maintain, make out, own, predicate, pretend, proclaim, purport, sing*, spiel*, spout*, state, stump*, vouch, act as if, avouch, blow hot air, constate, cross heart, get off chest, get on soapbox, open up, own up, say so, soapbox, swear on bible, swear up and down, talk big
Antonyms: conceal, hide
Main Entry: respective
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: particular, specific
Synonyms: corresponding, each, individual, own, personal, relevant, separate, several, singular, various
Antonyms: indefinite
Main Entry: unburden
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: get rid of
Synonyms: clear, confess, confide, disburden, discharge, disclose, disencumber, dispose of, divulge, dump, ease, empty, get off one's chest, lay bare, let hair down, lighten, lose, out with it, own, relieve, relinquish, reveal, shake, shake off*, tell all, throw off, unbosom, unload
Antonyms: conceal, hide
Main Entry: acknowledge
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: verbally recognize authority
Synonyms: accede, accept, acquiesce, agree, allow, approve, certify, defend, endorse, grant, own, ratify, recognize, support, uphold, yield, attest to, defer to, subscribe to, take an oath
Antonyms: forswear, ignore, refuse, renounce, repudiate
Main Entry: allow
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: admit; acknowledge
Synonyms: acquiesce, avow, concede, confess, grant, let on, own
Antonyms: deny, refuse, reject
Main Entry: have
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: be in possession
Synonyms: accept, acquire, admit, annex, bear, carry, chalk up, compass, corner, enjoy, gain, get, hog*, hold, include, keep, land, obtain, occupy, own, pick up, possess, procure, receive, retain, secure, take, take in, get hands on, get hold of, have in hand, latch on to, lock up, sit on*, teem with
Antonyms: lack, need, want
Main Entry: hold
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: have in one's hands, possession; grasp
Synonyms: adhere, arrest, bind, bottle up, carry, catch, check, cherish, clasp, cleave, clench, clinch, cling, clutch, confine, contain, cradle, detain, embrace, enclose, enjoy, fondle, grip, handle, hang on, have, hug, imprison, keep, maintain, nourish, occupy, own, possess, press, restrain, retain, secure, seize, squeeze, stick, take, trammel, vise, wield, withhold, wring, cork up, freeze to, keep close, keep out, lock up, not let go, palm, put a lock on, stay put
Antonyms: drop, release, let go
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