INVOLVES Synonyms: 135 Similar and Opposite Words

involves

verb

Definition of involves next

present tense third-person singular of involve

as in affects

to be the business or affair of this isn't something that involves you, so don't worry about it

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as in includes

to have as part of a whole a tragic play usually involves a number of plot devices, including the hero's fatal flaw

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as in occupies

to hold the attention of her blissful daydream so completely involved her that she never heard the knock on the door

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as in wraps

to surround or cover closely a mind that was deeply involved in doubt about his wife's fidelity

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Recent Examples of involves Burberry is a professor of English and an expert in geomythology, a field which involves searching old folk tales, myths and stories for evidence of real geological events. —

Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 May 2026 Cariello said Cox also appears to apply in a lawsuit that music publishers filed against the X social network, which involves users uploading music to the platform. —

ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026 There have been several cases of clergy abusing children in Sri Lanka, but the latest arrest involves the most senior monk to be accused of such a crime. —

CBS News, 11 May 2026 Cut-and-come-again is a gardening practice that involves harvesting only the outer, mature leaves of the plant, leaving young leaves or root systems alone. —

Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 May 2026 Cask investing involves buying an oak barrel filled with Scotch — either shortly after the spirit’s distillation or having already aged — and allowing its contents to mature over a period of 10 to 20 years, before selling it on. —

Katie Foley, CNBC, 11 May 2026 Trading commodities, futures, and options involves a substantial risk of loss. —

Usa Today, USA Today, 11 May 2026 Just like Schiaparelli’s story, this story involves nuns. —

Literary Hub, 11 May 2026 The bill, lawmakers said, will establish Connecticut as a national leader in oversight of a major industry that involves billions of dollars and is a large driver on the stock market. —

Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026

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Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome affects the kidneys and causes a wide range of symptoms, including blurred vision, low blood pressure, acute shock, internal bleeding and kidney failure.

— Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
The question of how Venus’s atmosphere affects probes isn’t just about the past—the list of artifacts may be growing soon because more probes are set to land on Venus.

— Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 10 May 2026