🙄possessive

Meaning

Showing a desire to own or control; relating to possession.

showing a desire to own or control something; unwilling to share; jealously protective

Example Sentences

He became very possessive about his old books.

He is very possessive about his car.

Example Expressions

possessive nature

Synonyms

controlling, clingy, dominating, overprotective, proprietary, protective, jealous

Entry 1

controlling, clingy, dominating, overprotective, proprietary

Entry 2

controlling, protective, jealous, clingy

Antonyms

indifferent, detached, generous, sharing, unselfish

Entry 1

indifferent, detached, generous

Entry 2

generous, sharing, unselfish

Collocations

possessive pronoun, possessive nature, overly possessive, possessive behavior

Entry 1

possessive pronoun, possessive nature, overly possessive

Entry 2

possessive pronoun, possessive behavior, overly possessive