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

Suppliers feed oil into the system through a reverse Dutch auction, which entails offering barrels at a discount to the day’s market price. — Mia Gindis, Fortune, 9 July 2026

Just as a rising price entails a falling price, so do falling prices entail rising prices. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 5 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

The job also entails cleaning up the confetti used at the end of many shows, as well as on stage decorations, such as gravel, that’s made its way into the audience. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026

The subject of fatherhood, and everything that entails, has also been keenly felt at this World Cup. — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 30 June 2026

At the same time, facilities appear to lack clarity on available heat stress management options, let alone what climate adaptation entails—potentially affecting data quality and interpretation, said Janet Mensink, CEO of SLCP. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 25 June 2026

Even with Mars out of the question, that vision entails many long years of pouring billions of dollars into high-risk, profit-eating endeavors. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 24 June 2026