entail
verb
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entail
noun
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Synonyms & Antonyms for entail
Synonyms: Verb
carry, comprehend, contain, embrace, encompass, include, involve, number, subsume, take in
Antonyms: Verb
exclude, leave (out), miss out [British], omit
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Pregnancy involves the bodily dependence of the unborn child on its mother; in many cases, it entails a significant physical burden. — Cathleen Kaveny, Commonweal, 4 May 2007 … it was a Master Highlighter Event, a two-day guest appearance by one of Kinkade's specially trained assistants, who would highlight any picture bought during the event for free. Highlighting a picture is not that different from highlighting your hair: it entails stippling tiny bright dots of paint on the picture to give it more texture and luminescence. — Susan Orlean, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2001 Life is a difficult and complicated enterprise. It entails joy but also suffering, gain but also loss, hope but also despair. — Neal Gabler, Life: The Movie, 1998 Discourse is a social as well as an intellectual activity; it entails interaction between minds, and it revolves around something possessed in common. — David A. Hollinger, In the American Province, (1985) 1992 He accepted the responsibility, with all that it entails. a lavish wedding entails extensive planning and often staggering expense
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The Ifo economists estimate this still would entail long-term economic costs for Europe, and between 30,000 and 50,000 European job losses. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Crash on the Autobahn," 22 Feb. 2019 Last October, a Turkish Airlines flight from Panama City to Istanbul flew 800 miles more than its normal route entailed, but still managed to arrive on time because of another ferocious jet stream. — Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, "Virgin Flight Reaches 801 MPH as Furious Jet Stream Propels Plane Faster Than Speed of Sound," 19 Feb. 2019 Her decade-long project has entailed close observation of the temporary settlement from construction to dismantling, as well as the analysis of any artifacts that get left behind by accident. — Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, "The Vanishing City," 13 Aug. 2018 The method entails using a tiny camera probe that takes a microscopic look around a human body. — National Geographic, "New Human 'Organ' Was Hiding in Plain Sight," 27 Mar. 2018 While many require mountaineering experience to access, some–like the Stanley Mitchell Hut in Yoho National Park–simply entail a long, though relatively flat, hike. — Daniel Otis, Sunset, "Awe-Inspiring Canadian Rockies Camping Adventure," 22 Jan. 2018 The essay collection tracks the author’s affliction—she has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type—but also discusses the limitations of diagnosis, the mixed blessing that labelling an affliction entails. — Bridget Read, Vogue, "Most Anticipated Books of 2019: 19 Picks You Should Have on Your Reading List," 1 Jan. 2019 Colby’s job entailed no significant independent decision-making and her work had to be approved or directed by a lawyer, attorney Donald Heyrich argued in the suit, which seeks class-action status and was filed in King County Superior Court. — Benjamin Romano, The Seattle Times, "Washington considers raising 42-year-old standard on who gets overtime pay," 26 Oct. 2018 The latest American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology guidelines state that your first visit (ideally between the ages of 13 and 15) should simply entail a lot of talking…and a little bit of looking. — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, "13 Things No One Tells You About Your First Gyno Visit," 13 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'entail.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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