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

Among other things, the project entails constructing additional collection vaults, improving existing ones, upgrading climate control and mechanical systems, enhancing the lighting and installing new roofing. — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026

As part of its growth strategy, Sandisk will embrace a new business model that entails structured pricing mechanisms for its products and pre-payment agreements with major clients. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

Some of the best tabletop games include some level of politicking, as well as the deal-making, deception, and favor trading that entails. — Alan Bradley, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026

But what this really entails has been the subject of much debate. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026

Living in fear of ‘the AIDS’ entails its own ‘long set of disappearing acts’—not just sickness and death, but shame and denial and an inability to mourn. — Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026

Keep in mind every lender’s preapproval process is slightly different, so ask upfront what their review entails. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026

This entails handing out thousands of patronage jobs to rabbis, bureaucrats, undertakers, and inspectors. — Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026

Now, every single quote is fact-checked, which is a good thing legally, but also entails a very different attitude. — Merve Emre, The New York Review of Books, 11 Aug. 2026