Synonyms of constitutes

constitutes

verb

present tense third-person singular of constitute

1

as in comprises

to be all the substance of

nine players constitute a baseball team

Synonyms & Similar Words

• comprises
• composes
• forms
• embodies
• incorporates
• makes up
• integrates
• epitomizes
• complements
• personifies
• completes
• incarnates
• supplements
• substantiates
• materializes
• fills (out)
• fleshes (out)

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• establishes
• founds
• creates
• initiates
• introduces
• launches
• inaugurates
• begins
• institutes
• pioneers
• plants
• originates
• starts
• organizes
• constructs
• innovates
• produces
• invents
• develops
• sets up
• authors
• conceives
• manufactures
• fathers
• concocts
• endows
• devises
• expands
• cooks (up)
• enlarges
• thinks (up)
• contrives
• subsidizes
• fabricates
• makes up
• arranges
• funds
• finances
• reinstitutes
• systematizes
• systemizes
• reinitiates
• refounds
• puts up
• relaunches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• closes (down)
• abolishes
• shuts (up)
• nullifies
• annihilates
• ends
• terminates
• annuls
• stops
• halts
• phases out
• finishes
• rounds (off or out)
• winds up
• wraps up

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appoints
• nominates
• assigns
• designates
• attaches
• names
• authorizes
• commissions
• creates
• elects
• details
• inducts
• places
• chooses
• selects
• delegates
• inaugurates
• ordains
• consecrates
• institutes
• makes
• anoints
• installs
• invests
• instates
• crowns
• deputizes
• votes (in)
• enthrones
• deputes
• destines
• singles (out)
• drafts
• handpicks
• thrones

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismisses
• expels
• discharges
• removes
• fires
• displaces
• ejects
• throws out
• overthrows
• dethrones
• evicts
• ousts
• unmakes
• unseats
• deposes
• uncrowns
• blackballs

4

as in enacts

to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action

charged with enforcing such regulations as are constituted by the government

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enacts
• passes
• approves
• makes
• legislates
• dictates
• ordains
• lays down
• authorizes
• reenacts
• permits
• ratifies
• proclaims
• executes
• brings about
• administers
• confirms
• allows
• effects
• sanctions
• decrees
• repasses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• revokes
• repeals
• invalidates
• abolishes
• kills
• cancels
• reverses
• rescinds
• abrogates
• nullifies
• voids
• annuls
• overturns

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of constitutes

Courts, regulators, creators and technology companies continue to grapple with when training constitutes permissible use, when licensing is required, and whether outputs can infringe on existing works. — Morey Haber, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Arguments over what constitutes an employer plan are not new, and other organizations have tried offering such coverage. — Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

At the same time, there is unlikely to be uniform agreement about what constitutes a national security risk, for example, or who gets to determine that — and the poll did not probe those distinctions further. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

The Browns once traded their starting quarterback, Charlie Frye, two days after a season opener, so what constitutes outrageous here is usually a bit different than everywhere else. — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

The self-loathing that burns in the creators, who are willing to harm their homeland just to get applause from antisemites around the world, is inconceivable and constitutes a betrayal of the state. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026

Elsewhere in the Chicago area, west suburban Forest Park leaders and residents have recently debated what constitutes assisting federal agents after an ICE agent briefly tried to get away from a filming protester inside the village police station. — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

The study found that California’s long window for construction liability claims, along with loose parameters for what constitutes a defect, led to an increase in such litigation, which ultimately drove up insurance and building costs. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

The panel also found that the FCC public notice to TV stations constitutes a final order, giving the court jurisdiction to review it. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026