Synonyms of containing

containing

verb

present participle of contain

1

as in holding

to have within

the top drawer of the cabinet contains my stamp collection

Synonyms & Similar Words

• holding
• boasting
• encompassing
• bearing
• enclosing
• housing
• taking
• fitting
• accommodating
• harboring
• casing
• encasing
• sheltering
• lodging

2

as in including

to have as part of a whole

the contract contains several new clauses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• including
• involving
• encompassing
• carrying
• entailing
• comprising
• numbering
• embracing
• receiving
• taking in
• comprehending
• incorporating
• subsuming
• possessing
• having
• consisting (of)
• constituting
• holding
• owning
• forming
• embodying
• integrating
• composing
• admitting
• bracketing
• making
• assimilating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excluding
• leaving (out)
• preventing
• omitting
• prohibiting
• precluding
• banning
• denying
• barring
• eliminating
• refusing
• rejecting
• missing out
• excepting
• losing
• debarring
• ruling out
• misplacing
• mislaying

3

as in comprising

to be made up of

the recipe contains several parts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• comprising
• including
• consisting (of)
• involving
• encompassing
• incorporating
• entailing
• mustering
• embodying
• taking in
• embracing
• comprehending
• assimilating

4

as in composing

to gain emotional or mental control of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• composing
• calming
• restraining
• controlling
• collecting
• re-collecting
• settling
• holding back
• recovering
• soothing
• rallying
• lulling
• quieting
• tranquilizing
• stilling

5

as in controlling

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

frantic efforts to contain the spread of the disease

Synonyms & Similar Words

• controlling
• regulating
• keeping
• curbing
• restraining
• measuring
• holding
• suppressing
• checking
• governing
• stifling
• taming
• inhibiting
• constraining
• stopping
• ruling
• pulling in
• swallowing
• interrupting
• reining (in)
• blocking
• holding back
• bridling
• choking (back)
• smothering
• repressing
• arresting
• strangling
• impeding
• obstructing
• bottling (up)
• hampering
• silencing
• hindering
• sinking
• pocketing
• squelching
• mincing
• muffling
• handcuffing
• gagging
• muzzling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• expressing
• liberating
• loosening
• taking out
• unleashing
• airing
• venting
• loosing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of containing

The results showed that chewing sugar-containing gum after beetroot juice made saliva more acidic than chewing sugar-free gum did. — Jennifer Klump, Verywell Health, 17 July 2026

The technique is already being tested with ytterbium-containing molecules and is expected to be applied to radium in future studies. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026

The Hard Roll Dough had 3,080 bulk cases recalled, each containing 180 units, for a total of 554,400 rolls. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Comparing serving sizes matters too, since a bottle labeled as containing multiple servings will list protein per serving, not per bottle. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson july 16, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

But the company has never put a number to the amount of projects that have utilized AI and have actual shots enhanced by generative AI within them, especially considering none of those series have previously been disclosed as containing AI. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 16 July 2026

The Fort Worth Police Department Bomb Squad was then requested to help at the scene and used X-ray equipment to determine one of the devices was designed as a projectile weapon containing an explosive charge. — Mary Ella Hastings july 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

And a starting rotation containing two cornerstones who have shown up for a total of eight games. — Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

An interpersonal silence containing all the bar-noise surrounding them developed. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026