CONSTITUTES Synonyms: 154 Similar and Opposite Words

constitutes

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present tense third-person singular of constitute

as in comprises

to be all the substance of nine players constitute a baseball team

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as in establishes

to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of a fund was constituted to help needy students attend the prep school

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as in appoints

to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty the legally constituted authorities with jurisdiction in this matter

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as in enacts

to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action charged with enforcing such regulations as are constituted by the government

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Recent Examples of constitutes Except where prohibited, acceptance of the Prize constitutes winner’s consent to Sponsor’s use of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions, biographical information, hometown, and state for promotional purposes in any media without further payment of consideration. —

AJC.com, 8 June 2026 The General Command also condemned the attacks, arguing that the deliberate use of missiles and drones against civilians and private property constitutes a violation of international humanitarian law. —

Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026 Part of the reason is that what constitutes happiness in one part of the world won’t necessarily translate to another. —

Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026 SpaceX will be vying for slices of a fast-expanding pie with the Microsofts, Googles and other titans that constitutes perhaps the toughest roster of rivals on the planet. —

Shawn Tully, Fortune, 28 May 2026 Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Service, Privacy Policy (Your Privacy Rights) and Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. —

Time, 28 May 2026 But those efforts did their part to contribute to the overall sense of the Cannes Film Festival as the center of the moviegoing world for 11 days in May, somewhere where crass corporate product lived alongside uncompromising arthouse efforts in a broad-spectrum display of what constitutes cinema. —

Alison Willmore, Vulture, 27 May 2026 When Bond meets John Greenway (Lennie James), a former 00 agent, who oversees the new training program, the pair must learn to work together despite the latter’s stricter philosophy about what constitutes the perfect agent to stop a rogue 009 British operative. —

Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 26 May 2026 The handball rule has completely descended into farce to the extent that nobody has a clue, not least the officials, what constitutes handball anymore. —

Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 24 May 2026

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The model line also comprises a four-door sedan, a wagon, and the very desirable coupe, whose fastback design is often compared to the contemporary Aston Martin DBS.

— Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 8 June 2026
The second largest program is infrastructure and environmental resources, which comprises 21% of total spending and includes OC Public Works, John Wayne Airport and OC Waste & Recycling.

— Claire Wang, Oc Register, 8 June 2026