Need and Possession

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Need noun - A state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful.

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Possession is an antonym for need.

Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

Possession noun - The fact or state of having (something) at one's disposal.

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Need is an antonym for possession in topics: property, control.

human	human need	human possession
good	good need	good possession
physical	physical need	physical possession
actual	actual need	actual possession
Other adjectives: constant, little, personal, new, frequent, possible, apparent, last, occasional, sudden, magical.

Invoked: the main character's mentor purposefully exposes the main character to possession by Gig, an evil force inhabiting an Artifact of Doom, because she's aware that the main character is strong-souled enough not to be booted out and you need the power from the possession to save the world.

Source: Demonic Possession
The Bennet sisters are now university students who are probably going need a man in possession of a good fortune to dig them out of the debts their family has.

Source: Web Video / The Lizzie Bennet Diaries
In order to get this effect you need 10 cards in your possession, all with different names, and you need to return each and every one to the deck.

Source: Awesome But Impractical / Yu-Gi-Oh!

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