Synonyms of including

including 1 of 2

preposition

as in besides

Related Words

• besides
• beside
• as well as
• beyond
• plus
• over and above

Dissimilar Words

• except
• less
• wanting
• minus

including

2 of 2

verb

present participle of include

1

as in involving

to have as part of a whole

the college application included some thought-provoking essay questions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• involving
• containing
• encompassing
• carrying
• entailing
• comprising
• embracing
• numbering
• taking in
• receiving
• subsuming
• incorporating
• comprehending
• having
• possessing
• consisting (of)
• owning
• constituting
• holding
• integrating
• admitting
• forming
• embodying
• composing
• bracketing
• making
• assimilating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excluding
• leaving (out)
• preventing
• omitting
• prohibiting
• precluding
• denying
• banning
• barring
• refusing
• eliminating
• missing out
• rejecting
• excepting
• debarring
• losing
• ruling out
• misplacing
• mislaying

2

as in housing

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

• housing
• surrounding
• enclosing
• encasing
• confining
• penning
• containing
• enveloping
• caging
• boxing (in)
• hedging
• restricting
• closeting
• hemming (in)
• fencing (in)
• walling (in)
• corralling
• mewing (up)
• encompassing
• cooping (up)
• limiting
• bounding
• immuring
• encaging
• circumscribing
• encircling
• ringing
• encapsulating
• enfolding
• framing
• enframing
• armoring
• enlacing
• cocooning
• ensheathing
• encysting
• encapsuling
• ensphering
• enwombing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of including

Preposition

The record would go on to win three Grammys including Best Country Album and Album of the Year. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2025

Skeptics including Lange, the Colorado School of Mines economist, aren’t totally dismissive of nuclear’s promise. — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 12 Nov. 2025

The Exchange NuLu joins other Hotel Genevieve including Bar Genevieve, Mini Marché, and Jimmy Can't Dance. — Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Feb. 2026

With live entertainment including music from Community Music Center’s mariachi ensemble, food and drinks, a vendor marketplace, family-friendly activities, couples games, low riders display and more. — Anne Schrager, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2026

The sequel expanded into non-traditional territories for Bollywood including Uruguay, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania, Chile, Mexico and Cyprus. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026

Heavy hitters expected to testify Heavy hitters in Silicon Valley including Musk, Altman and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella are expected to testify in person. — Deepa Seetharaman, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026

Gervais has assembled an ensemble cast of felines alongside his main character Gus including Tom Basden, Andrew Brooke, David Earl, Kerry Godliman, Jo Hartley, Diane Morgan, Natalie Cassidy and Tony Way. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 June 2026

Verb

Three other men in the van, including Salgado Araujo’s brother, were detained, according to his family. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 9 July 2026

Some communities held their fireworks celebration last week, including the Beaver County Boom on June 27. — Michael Guise, CBS News, 2 July 2026

An additional 1,600, including those in humanities, social sciences and arts, later joined to argue that verbal reasoning and writing skills were lacking too. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

The Beach Boys, including Love, are currently on tour through the end of 2026, including three shows at the Hollywood Bowl over the 4th of July weekend. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

Since then, the franchise has undergone various changes, including adding players such as Jimmy Butler, James Harden and George in recent years in an attempt to build around Embiid, to no avail. — Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Known as Citizenship by Investment, the program grants visa-free access to up to 150 countries, including Europe’s Schengen area and, in some cases, the United Kingdom. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

Created in honor of Birds Georgia’s 100-year birthday, the Georgia Birding Trail is a network of locations picked based on accessibility, amenities and wildlife viewing potential, including habitats such as Murphey Candler Park and Reed Creek Park. — Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 9 July 2026

Andrea Davis, president and CEO of The Resiliency Initiative, has spent 25 years planning emergency response and crisis management for organizations including Disney, Walmart, the FIFA World Cup and Times Square's New Year's Eve celebration. — Bryan West, USA Today, 2 July 2026