Another word for contain | Synonyms for contain

Another word for contain

contain Synonyms

contain

v.

To include
hold, accommodate, comprehend, embrace, be composed of, comprise, enclose, receive, admit, seat, bear, carry, consist of, harbor; see also include 1.
To restrict
restrain, hold, keep back, check; see restrain 1.

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; to accommodate is to hold comfortably without crowding an elevator built to accommodate twelve people

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Another word for contain

verb

To be filled by:
have, hold. See include
To have the room or capacity for:
accommodate, hold. See full
To have as a part:
comprehend, comprise, embody, embrace, encompass, have, include, involve, subsume, take in. See include
To bring one's emotions under control:
collect¹, compose, control, cool, simmer down. Idiom: cool it. See restraint

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Fred could hardly contain his excitement.
Even Josh couldn't contain a chuckle.
Finally Royce could contain himself no longer.
She laughed, unable to contain the emotion bubbling within her.
Cleveite, samarskite and fergusonite contain a little more than monazite.

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