Synonyms of entails

entails

verb

present tense third-person singular of entail

as in involves

to have as part of a whole

a lavish wedding entails extensive planning and often staggering expense

Synonyms & Similar Words

• involves
• includes
• encompasses
• contains
• carries
• embraces
• numbers
• comprises
• comprehends
• subsumes
• takes in
• receives
• possesses
• incorporates
• has
• consists (of)
• owns
• constitutes
• admits
• embodies
• holds
• integrates
• forms
• brackets
• makes
• composes
• assimilates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prevents
• excludes
• leaves (out)
• prohibits
• precludes
• omits
• denies
• refuses
• eliminates
• rejects
• bans
• misses out
• bars
• debars
• excepts
• rules out
• loses
• misplaces
• mislays

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of entails

The drum entails a doubling, neither replacing the belly as an instrument nor denying its second role as a vessel. — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

The work entails concrete parapet wall repair on the Yellow Mill Pond Bridge. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026

That job entails overseeing preparations and response to public health emergencies and disasters. — Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 15 July 2026

This is followed by three phases of trials – the first phase entails studies in normal, healthy volunteers, then Phase 2 is dose-finding clinical trials in patients, followed by large-scale clinical trials in Phase 3. — C. Michael White, The Conversation, 15 July 2026

Klopp will almost certainly become the next Germany head coach, but precisely what that role entails just has to be determined first. — James Pearce, New York Times, 7 July 2026

After McNelis returns home, the duo has dinner and plays together, which sometimes entails taking Baby G to his swimming lessons, walking around the neighborhood, or, of course, playing baseball. — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026

The bicentennial occurred during an election year, with all the partisan denunciations that entails (though when Jimmy Carter narrowly beat Ford, no one thought of contesting the results). — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026