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

Instead of exchanging the entire print head, the K3 swaps a smaller assembly containing the nozzle, hotend and filament path. — New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026

An anonymous security engineer on OpenAI’s agent security team argued in a recent post that containing models had become too complex. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

The suit, which seeks unspecified damages, was filed in September 2025, but the federal monitors recently released their report containing key details about the incident. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

In this procedure, uranium-containing material is formed into tiny spheres by dipping them into a hot silicone-oil bath. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

Mixed candies may also be cheaper this year instead of candy bags containing only chocolates. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

The attackers obtained files containing sensitive personal information. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Should a state provide the federal government with complete voter files containing sensitive information? — Thom Reilly, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

Nearby is a semicircular sculpture, a reliquary-like architecture containing two more portraits—four more closed, withholding eyes. — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026