Contain synonyms
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Control is defined as to command, restrain, or manage.
To include
be composed of
To include
To contain comfortably; to have space for.
To keep from departing or getting away:
To clasp or hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection.
Bear means to give birth to, be able to cope with or hold up weight.
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exclude (antonym)
Exclude is defined as to keep out or to refuse to admit.
The definition of comprehend means to understand the meaning or to include someone or something as a part.
restrain (related)
To restrain is defined as to hold back or keep under control.
To make part of a system or whole; incorporate:
To draw or hold within itself; include
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include (related)
To contain, as parts of a whole; to comprehend.
consist (related)
(Informal, considered incorrect, usually in passive) To compose, to constitute. See usage note below.
To enclose is defined as to surround, or to include inside of something.
(Sports) To receive a pass or a kicked ball, for example.
To provide with a particular seat:
To include as part of its contents or program schedule
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Check means to test, examine, compare or inspect something to see if it is as it should be.
To identify the boundaries of; demarcate.
To control so as to use the power of
To hold in the hand or in control; own; possess
To provide, or serve as, a house or lodgings for
To keep (a person) from doing something contemplated
To absorb or comprehend.
To collect payments, contributions, etc.
To settle or adjust; reconcile:
To become less warm:
(Intransitive, idiomatic) To decrease in intensity of anger, agitation, or excitement.
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full (related)
To sew loose folds into (a skirt); gather
restraint (related)
To bring one's emotions under control
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
Curb is defined as to control or hold back.
Harbor is defined as to hide, protect or cling to.
To supply with room and board for a charge:
(Intransitive) To die of suffocation.
correspond to (related)
cover (related)
To cause to form into a legal corporation:
contains (related)
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produce (related)
contained (related)
constitute (related)
To return to a previous state of being.
To stop or check the motion, course, or spread of
Synonym Study
- To accommodate is to hold comfortably without crowding an elevator built to accommodate twelve people
- Contain , in strict usage, signifies the idea of enclosing within or including as a component, part, or fraction, and hold , the capacity for containing the bottle contains two ounces of liquid, but it holds a pint
Find another word for contain. In this page you can discover 55 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for contain, like: control, consist of, be composed of, accommodate, hold, embrace, bear, subsume, exclude, comprehend and restrain.