In article <87ac9rjj41.fsf@gmail.com>,
Burton Samograd <kruhftREMOVE@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to find a name for a project I'm working on and I have some
> specific criteria that I would like to follow so I thought I might be
> able to get some help here. I'm looking for the opposite of 'owned',
> defined as 'to have something that was obtained in the past'. The word I
> would like to use should follow the definition of 'to not have the
> ability to obtain or possess (again) in the future'. A friend of mine
> thought that 'unobtainable' would be a good choice, and I found it to
> be quite good, but to multi-syliballic; I'm looking for a shorter
> word, which is also a reflection in shape and length, as well as
> meaning, so as to complete the refelective feel of the two project
> titles (ie. broken/fixed, in/out, owned/?).
It doesn't mean "can't be owned", but "disowned" fits the pattern you
give.
Also, "unable to be owned in the future" words are likely to end in
"able", giving them a spare pair of syllables before even adding the
root word -- so you may be stuck with that.
<http://thesaurus.reference.com/search?q=owned>
might also give you some ideas. "Shared" or "communal" sound good as
antonyms for owned, but they mean less "cannot be owned in the future"
and more "are not owned, presently."
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