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contain

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of contain

1 to have within

the top drawer of the cabinet contains my stamp collection

Synonyms of contain

bear, boast, hold

Words Related to contain

accommodate, fit, take

case, encase, enclose (also inclose), encompass

harbor, house, lodge, shelter

2 to have as part of a whole

the contract contains several new clauses

Synonyms of contain

carry, comprehend, embrace, encompass, entail, include, involve, number, subsume, take in

Words Related to contain

comprise, consist (of)

have, hold, own, possess

compose, constitute, form, make

assimilate, embody, incorporate, integrate

Near Antonyms of contain

ban, bar, debar, preclude, prevent, prohibit

deny, refuse, reject

eliminate, except, rule out

lose, mislay, misplace

Antonyms of contain

exclude, leave (out), miss out [British], omit

3 to be made up of

the recipe contains several parts

Synonyms of contain

comprise, consist (of), muster

Words Related to contain

comprehend, embrace, encompass, entail, include, involve, take in

assimilate, embody, incorporate

4 to gain emotional or mental control of

could hardly contain herself when she heard that she had won the scholarship

Synonyms of contain

calm, collect, compose, control, re-collect, settle

Words Related to contain

hold back, restrain

lull, quiet, soothe, still, tranquilize (also tranquillize)

5 to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)

frantic efforts to contain the spread of the disease

Synonyms of contain

bridle, check, constrain, control, curb, govern, hold, inhibit, keep, measure, pull in, regulate, rein (in), restrain, rule, tame

Words Related to contain

bottle (up), choke (back), hold back, mince, muffle, pocket, repress, sink, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, suppress, swallow

arrest, interrupt, stop

block, hamper, handcuff, hinder, impede, obstruct

gag, muzzle, silence

Near Antonyms of contain

liberate, loose, loosen, unleash

air, express, take out, vent

Antonyms of contain

Synonym Discussion of contain

contain, hold, accommodate mean to have or be capable of having within. contain implies the actual presence of a specified substance or quantity within something.

- the can contains a quart of oil

hold implies the capacity of containing or the usual or permanent function of containing or keeping.

- the bookcase will hold all my textbooks

accommodate stresses holding without crowding or inconvenience.

- the hall can accommodate 500 people

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