Synonyms of comprise

comprise

verb

kəm-ˈprīz 

1

as in to contain

to be made up of

the mall comprises three department stores and 80 smaller shops selling specialized goods

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contain
• include
• consist (of)
• encompass
• involve
• entail
• incorporate
• muster
• comprehend
• embody
• take in
• embrace
• assimilate

2

as in to constitute

to be all the substance of

at the time, about 100,000 fighting men and women comprised our military force in that country

Synonyms & Similar Words

• constitute
• compose
• form
• make up
• embody
• incorporate
• integrate
• complement
• supplement
• personify
• epitomize
• fill (out)
• complete
• materialize
• flesh (out)
• incarnate
• substantiate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of comprise

The policy comprises a moratorium for the current school year on student-facing generative AI through grade eight, affecting nearly 600,000 students. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Meat imports have been a major source of European opposition to the free trade agreement signed in January between the EU and Mercosur, a trade bloc comprising Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

The latter will comprise search and advertising, Xbox, and revenue from sales of devices and Windows operating system licenses to device makers. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

The city’s legislature now comprises only pro-Beijing loyalists, while most pro-democracy figures are either in jail or in exile overseas. — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

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