Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun possessive

1 sense of possessive

Sense 1
genitive, genitive case, possessive, possessive case -- (the case expressing ownership)
       => oblique, oblique case -- (any grammatical case other than the nominative)

Antonyms of adj possessive

2 of 3 senses of possessive

Sense 2
possessive -- (desirous of owning; "small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys")

INDIRECT (VIA acquisitive) -> unacquisitive -- (not acquisitive; not interested in acquiring or owning anything)

Sense 3
possessive -- (having or showing a desire to control or dominate; "a possessive parent")

INDIRECT (VIA dominant) -> subordinate, low-level -- (lower in rank or importance)

Similarity of adj possessive

3 senses of possessive

Sense 1
possessive, genitive -- (serving to express or indicate possession; "possessive pronouns"; "the genitive endings")

Sense 2
possessive -- (desirous of owning; "small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys")
       => acquisitive (vs. unacquisitive) -- (eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas; "an acquisitive mind"; "an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied")

Sense 3
possessive -- (having or showing a desire to control or dominate; "a possessive parent")
       => dominant (vs. subordinate) -- (exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage")