Synonyms of includes

includes

verb

present tense third-person singular of include

1

as in contains

to have as part of a whole

the college application included some thought-provoking essay questions

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in houses

to close or shut in by or as if by barriers

that inextinguishable spark of liberty that is included within every human being

Synonyms & Similar Words

• houses
• encloses
• encases
• surrounds
• confines
• contains
• boxes (in)
• walls (in)
• envelops
• encompasses
• fences (in)
• pens
• restricts
• cages
• hedges
• hems (in)
• closets
• mews (up)
• coops (up)
• encages
• corrals
• immures
• bounds
• limits
• circumscribes
• encircles
• encapsulates
• enfolds
• rings
• enframes
• encysts
• frames
• ensheathes
• encapsules
• enlaces
• enspheres
• armors
• enwombs
• cocoons

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of includes

Fresno State’s Matt Entz quietly won nine games in his first year, and his resume includes two FCS national titles at North Dakota State. — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

The highlighted part of the map includes parts of the coast of Iran, Oman and the United Arab Emirates. — August 18, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

The cast includes figures with names out of Mel Brooks, among them Count and Contessa Finck von Finckenstein, yet the stakes were high, and the consequences grave. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

The movie’s cast includes Hermila Guedes, Klara Castanho, Marcelo Serrado, Sophia Valverde, Alejandro Claveaux, George Sauma, André Torquato, Luccas Oliver, Igor Armucho, Davi Bensá and Marcus Gouveia. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026

Ro Khanna represents California’s 17th congressional district, which includes Silicon Valley. — Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

The category’s growth was instead driven by luxury fragrance, which comprises about 15 percent of total prestige fragrance and includes artisanal and ultra high-end brands, as well as men’s fragrance, which continued to rise. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2026

The hotel’s environmental commitment includes conserving resources through their rainwater collection irrigation system as well as water flow restrictors installed in all showers, toilets, and sinks. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026

An Associated Press analysis found that includes 23% of Georgia’s borrowers, or 396,000 people. — Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026