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

It was now subsumed by a new sensory orientation that shifted emphasis from the eye to the ear, echoing the oral culture of earlier tribal societies. — Brian A. Cogan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 May 2026

The Milky Way was formed gradually, as smaller galaxies, or dwarf galaxies, were subsumed into our own galaxy over billions of years. — Julian Dossett, Space.com, 27 May 2026

Eurovision was founded as an institution above politics, a way to simultaneously stoke national pride while also subsuming the ugliest parts of such identities. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026

Her success brought both raves and snark, but a thing that could boldly be said of her whole deal was that it was aligned with counterculture even as it was subsumed by the mainstream. — Sheldon Pearce, NPR, 9 May 2026