possessed

Questions about possessed

What does possessed mean?

possessed means "influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in possessed?

possessed has 2 syllables: posses-sed. The stress falls on "sed". In IPA it is /pəˈzɛst/.

What is another word for possessed?

Close synonyms include obsessed, demoniac, demoniacal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is possessed a common word?

possessed is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with possessed?

2 words rhyme with possessed. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.