Synonyms of contained

contained 1 of 2

adjective

as in composed

Related Words

• composed
• collected
• inhibited
• restrained
• constrained
• repressed
• curbed
• self-contained
• obliging
• amiable
• unresponsive
• subordinate
• disciplined
• complying
• compliant
• subservient
• obedient
• tractable
• docile
• yielding
• self-controlled
• uncaring
• passive
• resigned
• submissive
• willing
• amenable
• slavish
• conformist
• apathetic
• acquiescent
• placable
• lenient
• agreeable
• patient
• tolerant
• law-abiding
• forbearing
• long-suffering
• stoic
• uncomplaining
• unresistant

Dissimilar Words

• complaining
• fed up
• protesting
• impatient
• resistant
• bored
• weary
• tired
• kvetchy
• defiant
• contrary
• kvetching
• refractory
• unmanageable
• rebellious
• intractable
• recalcitrant
• unruly
• disobedient
• insubordinate
• ungovernable

contained

2 of 2

verb

past tense of contain

1

as in held

to have within

the top drawer of the cabinet contains my stamp collection

Synonyms & Similar Words

• held
• boasted
• housed
• bore
• encompassed
• enclosed
• fitted
• accommodated
• took
• encased
• lodged
• sheltered
• cased
• harbored

2

as in included

to have as part of a whole

the contract contains several new clauses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• included
• involved
• encompassed
• carried
• entailed
• comprised
• numbered
• embraced
• subsumed
• received
• comprehended
• incorporated
• had
• possessed
• took in
• owned
• consisted (of)
• constituted
• composed
• held
• admitted
• embodied
• bracketed
• formed
• integrated
• made
• assimilated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excluded
• omitted
• left (out)
• prohibited
• prevented
• precluded
• denied
• refused
• barred
• banned
• rejected
• eliminated
• missed out
• lost
• excepted
• debarred
• ruled out
• misplaced
• mislaid

3

as in comprised

to be made up of

the recipe contains several parts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• comprised
• included
• consisted (of)
• mustered
• involved
• encompassed
• incorporated
• embodied
• entailed
• embraced
• comprehended
• took in
• assimilated

4

as in calmed

to gain emotional or mental control of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• composed
• calmed
• restrained
• collected
• controlled
• re-collected
• settled
• recovered
• held back
• soothed
• rallied
• quieted
• lulled
• stilled
• tranquilized

5

as in controlled

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

frantic efforts to contain the spread of the disease

Synonyms & Similar Words

• controlled
• regulated
• kept
• curbed
• restrained
• measured
• suppressed
• held
• checked
• governed
• tamed
• stifled
• ruled
• constrained
• inhibited
• stopped
• swallowed
• pulled in
• interrupted
• bridled
• reined (in)
• smothered
• minced
• held back
• repressed
• blocked
• muffled
• arrested
• hampered
• choked (back)
• strangled
• hindered
• pocketed
• silenced
• squelched
• sank
• impeded
• obstructed
• bottled (up)
• handcuffed
• muzzled
• gagged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• liberated
• expressed
• loosened
• unleashed
• aired
• took out
• loosed
• vented

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of contained

Adjective

And beyond that, everyone else had to be very contained and very disciplined and very selfless. — Laura Bradley, Vulture, 8 July 2025

Verb

Over a span of nearly 20 years and thousands of different writers, the writing has not been contained to a single, cohesive canon, but everything is at least centered around this organization investigating supernatural anomalies from everyday items. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026

Reuters verified details belonging to more than 22 people and reported that the spreadsheet contained Social Security numbers, home addresses, dates of birth, emergency contacts and information about sensitive assignments. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026