CONSISTS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

consists

verb

present tense third-person singular of consist

as in corresponds

to be in agreement on every point that account consists with the information in the other reports

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Recent Examples of consists Their list consists primarily of interventions such as more per-pupil funding, banning cellphones and restricting artificial intelligence in the classroom. — Gustavo E. Fischman, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 The top third of the back of the TV consists only of the OLED panel and its metal frame, which combined are a fraction of an inch thick. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026 The film consists largely of anonymous testimony from 24 members of Israel’s military and intelligence services. — Drew Paul, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026 Grooming Foot grooming consists mostly of nail trimming and removing calluses and dead skin. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2026 While the company's revenue is set to expand, its customer base – which consists largely of the cloud computing giants that run enterprise workloads for businesses – appears to be growing more concentrated. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026 One of Underground’s most memorable episodes consists entirely of an electrifying speech by Harriet Tubman (Aisha Hinds) to a crowd of northern abolitionists. — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026 Their diet consists primarily of insects and other soil-dwelling creatures, including earthworms and grubs. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2026 Victims may later discover that the material consists largely of basic or outdated information available online for free. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for consists

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Neither corresponds to any investigation, case, incident, or call for service.

— Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
Imagine cutting a slice of a pie chart, a shape that roughly corresponds to a flower petal.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of corresponds

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Decline tends to set in when willful stasis coincides with the rise of a rival more committed to pioneering.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
The Victorian-era tale captures their growing attachment alongside a fascinating assortment of characters and historic events until their Involvement in World War II coincides with Hitler's deliberations to invade Britain.

— Monitor reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of coincides

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Not every state conforms to the federal rules, and an investor’s residence may change over the holding period, so federal tax deferral doesn’t always produce identical state-tax treatment.

— Fernando Jimenez, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
This material conforms to your body and holds up well over time.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 31 July 2026