Synonyms of contains

contains

verb

present tense third-person singular of contain

1

as in holds

to have within

the top drawer of the cabinet contains my stamp collection

Synonyms & Similar Words

• holds
• boasts
• encompasses
• houses
• bears
• accommodates
• encloses
• takes
• fits
• cases
• encases
• harbors
• incloses
• shelters
• lodges

2

as in includes

to have as part of a whole

the contract contains several new clauses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• includes
• encompasses
• involves
• carries
• entails
• comprises
• embraces
• numbers
• subsumes
• comprehends
• incorporates
• takes in
• receives
• possesses
• has
• consists (of)
• owns
• constitutes
• holds
• admits
• embodies
• integrates
• composes
• forms
• brackets
• makes
• assimilates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excludes
• omits
• leaves (out)
• prevents
• prohibits
• precludes
• denies
• refuses
• eliminates
• rejects
• bans
• bars
• misses out
• excepts
• loses
• debars
• rules out
• misplaces
• mislays

3

as in comprises

to be made up of

the recipe contains several parts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• comprises
• includes
• consists (of)
• encompasses
• involves
• entails
• incorporates
• musters
• comprehends
• embodies
• embraces
• takes in
• assimilates

4

as in composes

to gain emotional or mental control of

could hardly contain herself when she heard that she had won the scholarship

Synonyms & Similar Words

• composes
• calms
• collects
• restrains
• controls
• settles
• re-collects
• recovers
• holds back
• soothes
• quiets
• rallies
• lulls
• stills
• tranquillizes
• tranquilizes

5

as in regulates

to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)

frantic efforts to contain the spread of the disease

Synonyms & Similar Words

• regulates
• controls
• keeps
• curbs
• restrains
• holds
• suppresses
• measures
• governs
• tames
• stifles
• inhibits
• constrains
• checks
• reins (in)
• rules
• stops
• pulls in
• swallows
• represses
• interrupts
• bridles
• blocks
• holds back
• smothers
• muffles
• chokes (back)
• hinders
• impedes
• obstructs
• strangles
• pockets
• hampers
• bottles (up)
• silences
• sinks
• minces
• arrests
• squelches
• handcuffs
• gags
• muzzles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses
• liberates
• expresses
• loosens
• unleashes
• takes out
• looses
• airs
• vents