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

The bugs have existed for more than a decade, and PHP, the programming language that contained them, is 30 years old. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Billions of years ago, this little corner of the universe contained only a dozen or so primary minerals—raw building blocks forged in the hearts of ancient stars and cast into the cosmos by supernovae. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026