| Possessive 1. (a.) Pertaining to holding or belonging to; as the possessive case. 2. (n.) The possessive case. 3. (n.) A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case. Thesaurus Entries acquisitive, ambitious for self, autistic, careerist, controlling, covetous, dominating, domineering, egotistical, grasping, greedy, individualistic, materialistic, narcissistic, niggardly, overbearing, personalistic, possessory, privatistic, proprietary, remote, self-absorbed, self-admiring, self-advancing, self-besot, self-centered, self-considerative, self-contained, self-devoted, self-esteeming, self-indulgent, self-interested, self-jealous, self-occupied, self-pleasing, self-seeking, self-serving, self-sufficient, selfish, stingy, ungenerous, ungiving, unyielding |