Possessing
Restraining and possessing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Restraining" instead an adjective "Possessing".
Restraining
Possessing and restraining are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Possessing" instead an adjective "Restraining".
Nearby Words: restrain, restrained
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- control and possessing
- control and restraining
- accommodating and possessing
- accommodating and restraining
- confining and possessing
- confining and restraining
- controlling and possessing
- controlling and restraining
- working and possessing
- working and restraining
- withholding and possessing
- withholding and restraining
- sustaining and possessing
- sustaining and restraining
Both words in one sentence
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Bedlam House: The House of Mezentius, an institution for restraining demons possessing humans until they wear down the human body and it dies.
Source: Literature / The Demon's Lexicon
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