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contained

verb , past tense of contain

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1 to have within

the top drawer of the cabinet contains my stamp collection

Synonyms of contained

boasted, bore, held

Words Related to contained

accommodated, fitted (or fit), took

cased, encased, enclosed (also inclosed), encompassed

harbored, housed, lodged, sheltered

2 to have as part of a whole

the contract contains several new clauses

Synonyms of contained

carried, comprehended, embraced, encompassed, entailed, included, involved, numbered, subsumed, took in

Words Related to contained

comprised, consisted (of)

bracketed

had, held, owned, possessed

admitted, received

composed, constituted, formed, made

assimilated, embodied, incorporated, integrated

Near Antonyms of contained

banned, barred, debarred, precluded, prevented, prohibited

denied, refused, rejected

eliminated, excepted, ruled out

lost, mislaid, misplaced

Antonyms of contained

excluded, left (out), missed out [British], omitted

3 to be made up of

the recipe contains several parts

Synonyms of contained

comprised, consisted (of), mustered

Words Related to contained

comprehended, embraced, encompassed, entailed, included, involved, took in

assimilated, embodied, incorporated

4 to gain emotional or mental control of

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

Synonyms of contained

calmed, collected, composed, controlled, re-collected, settled

Words Related to contained

held back, restrained

rallied, recovered

lulled, quieted, soothed, stilled, tranquilized (also tranquillized)

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

frantic efforts to contain the spread of the disease

Synonyms of contained

bridled, checked, constrained, controlled, curbed, governed, held, inhibited, kept, measured, pulled in, regulated, reined (in), restrained, ruled, tamed

Words Related to contained

bottled (up), choked (back), held back, minced, muffled, pocketed, repressed, sank (or sunk), smothered, squelched, stifled, strangled, suppressed, swallowed

arrested, interrupted, stopped

blocked, hampered, handcuffed, hindered, impeded, obstructed

gagged, muzzled, silenced

Near Antonyms of contained

liberated, loosed, loosened, unleashed

aired, expressed, took out, vented

Antonyms of contained

lost

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