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 best kits with oils and lotions can rise to $150, and those containing high-quality straight razors might cost as much as $200. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

The group’s survey efforts are mostly organized into 17 clusters, each containing 12 to 16 individual collection sites spread out in a grid of roughly 14 square miles. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026

The Associated Press LIVERPOOL, England -- A consortium containing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin is buying a minority stake in Premier League club Liverpool, the English soccer giant said on Friday. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

This will tell the search system to present results containing any of the keywords listed. — Kristen Finch, JSTOR Daily, 14 Aug. 2026

Carter Young, Mckenna Grace, Terry Crews, Jennifer Hudson and Snoop Dogg are among the voice stars for director Cal Brunker’s film that brings the Paw Patrol canine heroes to a world containing dinosaurs. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026

Instead, several foreign governments have concluded that some form of transactional relationship with the Taliban is the safest route to containing extremism, managing migration, and stabilizing the country. — Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026

Most potassium atoms are a stable form known as potassium-39, containing 19 protons and 20 neutrons. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

An interesting note about Prawdzik’s study is that where cover types could be recorded, 90 percent of the birds shot were flushed from aspen stands containing lowland-brush understories. — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026