Synonyms for possessed
pəˈzɛstpos·sessed

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1. obsessed, possessed(p)adjective

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

   "by love possessed"

   Antonyms:
   uncontrolled, sane

2. amuck, amok, berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed(p)adjective

   frenzied as if possessed by a demon

   "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows"

   Antonyms:
   uncontrolled, sane

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1. List of paraphrases for "possessed":

   owned, possesses, owns, possession, possess, had

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1. Supreme Court:

   Semiautomatic rifles are widely possessed.

2. Johann von Goethe:

   What is not fully understood is not possessed.

3. Napolean Hill:

   You don't have to fear defeat if you believe it may reveal powers that you didn't know you possessed.

4. Rino Barillari:

   Everyone looked at them, she looked like a possessed doll .?.?. a scene of crazy sensuality.

5. Francis Quarles:

   In the height of thy prosperity expect adversity, but fear it not. If it come not, thou art the more sweetly possessed of the happiness thou hast, and the more strongly confirmed. If it come, thou art the more gently dispossessed of the happiness thou hadst, and the more firmly prepared.