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involve

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of involve

1 to be the business or affair of

this isn't something that involves you, so don't worry about it

Synonyms of involve

affect, concern, touch

Words Related to involve

appertain (to), apply (to), bear (on), pertain (to), refer (to), relate (to)

embroil, ensnare, entangle, implicate

2 to have as part of a whole

a tragic play usually involves a number of plot devices, including the hero's fatal flaw

Synonyms of involve

carry, comprehend, contain, embrace, encompass, entail, include, number, subsume, take in

Words Related to involve

comprise, consist (of)

have, hold, own, possess

compose, constitute, form, make

assimilate, embody, incorporate, integrate

Near Antonyms of involve

ban, bar, debar, preclude, prevent, prohibit

deny, refuse, reject

eliminate, except, rule out

lose, mislay, misplace

Antonyms of involve

exclude, leave (out), miss out [British], omit

3 to hold the attention of

her blissful daydream so completely involved her that she never heard the knock on the door

Synonyms of involve

absorb, bemuse, busy, catch up, engage, engross, enthrall (or enthral), enwrap, fascinate, grip, immerse, interest, intrigue, occupy

Words Related to involve

allure, attract, beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, obsess

hypnotize, mesmerize

distract, preoccupy

hog, monopolize

Phrases Synonymous with involve

catch one's eye

Near Antonyms of involve

bore, jade, pall, tire, weary

4 to surround or cover closely

a mind that was deeply involved in doubt about his wife's fidelity

Synonyms of involve

bosom, bower, circumfuse, cocoon, embosom, embower, embrace, enclose (also inclose), encompass, enfold, enshroud, enswathe, envelop, enwrap, invest, lap, mantle, muffle, shroud, swathe, veil, wrap

Words Related to involve

embed (also imbed), encase

blanket, overlay, overspread

camouflage, cloak, disguise, mask

circle, encircle, enlace, enwind

Near Antonyms of involve

bare, denude, expose, strip

Synonym Discussion of involve

include, comprehend, embrace, involve mean to contain within as part of the whole. include suggests the containment of something as a constituent, component, or subordinate part of a larger whole.

- the price of dinner includes dessert

comprehend implies that something comes within the scope of a statement or definition.

- his system comprehends all history

embrace implies a gathering of separate items within a whole.

- her faith embraces both Christian and non-Christian beliefs

involve suggests inclusion by virtue of the nature of the whole, whether by being its natural or inevitable consequence.

- the new job involves a lot of detail

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