Possess and Release

Opposite meaning words

Possess verb - To keep, control, or experience as one's own.

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Release is an antonym for possess in have or obtain topic.

Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).

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Possess is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

soul	possess soul	release soul
power	possess power	release power
attack	possess attack	release attack
people	possess people	release people
Other words: amount, number, time, magic, version, powers, enemies, animals, amounts.

Turns out that was exactly the right move, since the evil force can't possess a Goddess and has to release both of them.

Source: Take Me Instead

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Release and Possess. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/possess/release

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