Synonyms of subsume

subsume

verb

səb-ˈsüm 

as in to include

to have as part of a whole

games and team sports are subsumed under the classification of "recreation"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• include
• contain
• involve
• encompass
• carry
• entail
• embrace
• comprehend
• number
• comprise
• incorporate
• take in
• possess
• have
• receive
• consist (of)
• own
• constitute
• integrate
• bracket
• hold
• admit
• form
• embody
• compose
• assimilate
• make

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exclude
• leave (out)
• prevent
• omit
• preclude
• prohibit
• refuse
• deny
• eliminate
• reject
• miss out
• ban
• bar
• debar
• lose
• rule out
• except
• mislay
• misplace

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of subsume

But since Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency disbanded USAID and the State Department subsumed the agency, no money or aid items can move without the approval of the new heads of American foreign assistance, several current and former USAID employees told me. —Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 15 July 2025

Double-crossers betray double-crossers, conspiracies ripen until vaster conspiracies subsume them, and the bonds of love and friendship drag the central and most admirable characters into disaster. —Rav Grewal-Kök june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025

Eventually she is subsumed into this alien universe, a creature of nature who allows birds to roost on her chromium shoulder. —Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025

Often subsumed by other people’s needs and narratives, Sofia struggles to not become a background character in her own story. —Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025