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comprising - 18 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | comprise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make up, consist of |
| Synonyms: | add up to, amount to, compass, compose, comprehend, constitute, contain, cover, embody, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, engross, form, hold, include, incorporate, involve, span, subsume, sum up, take in, be composed of, be contained in |
| Notes: | compose is preferred when the parts of the whole being assembled are regarded as nonconcrete and more general; when the parts are concrete and specific, then constitute is more appropriate, and then there is comprise, which can mean 'comprehending or encompassing certain parts' comprise means literally 'embrace': a zoo comprises mammals, reptiles, and birds (because it 'embraces' or includes them), but animals do not comprise ('embrace') a zoo, they constitute a zoo |
| Antonyms: | except, exclude, fail, lack, need, want, fall short |
| Main Entry: | comprehensive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inclusive |
| Synonyms: | absolute, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, catholic, compendious, complete, discursive, encyclopedic, exhaustive, expansive, extensive, far-reaching, full, general, global, infinite, overall, sweeping, thorough, umbrella, whole, wide, widespread, across the board, all-embracing, comprising, containing, encircling, in depth, lock stock and barrel, of great scope, synoptic, the big picture, the whole shebang, the works, wall-to-wall |
| Antonyms: | exclusive, particular, selective, specific, incomprehensive |
| Main Entry: | extensive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | far-reaching, thorough |
| Synonyms: | all-inclusive, big, blanket*, boundless, broad, capacious, commodious, comprehensive, considerable, extended, far-flung*, general, great, hefty, huge, inclusive, indiscriminate, large, lengthy, long, major, pervasive, prevalent, roomy, sizable, spacious, sweeping, universal, unrestricted, vast, voluminous, wholesale, wide, widespread, across the board, all-encompassing, comprising, expanded, large-scale, protracted, scopic, scopious, unexclusive, wall to wall, wide-ranging |
| Antonyms: | limited, narrow, restricted, short, uncomprehensive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | compose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be part of construction |
| Synonyms: | build, compound, comprise, consist of, constitute, construct, fashion, form, go into, make, make up, be an adjunct, be an element of, be made of, belong to, enter in, merge in |
| Antonyms: | destroy, disarrange, disperse, ruin, scatter |
| Main Entry: | comprehend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include |
| Synonyms: | comprise, contain, embody, embrace, enclose, encompass, have, involve, subsume, take in |
| Antonyms: | exclude, not include |
| Main Entry: | consist of |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | made up of |
| Synonyms: | amount to, comprise, contain, embody, include, incorporate, involve, be composed of |
| Main Entry: | contain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include, hold |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, comprehend, comprise, consist of, embody, embrace, enclose, encompass, have, hold, incorporate, involve, seat, subsume, take in, be composed of, have capacity for |
| Antonyms: | exclude |
| Main Entry: | cover |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include, contain |
| Synonyms: | comprehend, comprise, consider, embody, embrace, encompass, examine, incorporate, involve, meet, reach, suffice, survey, be enough, deal with, provide for, refer to, take account of |
| Antonyms: | exclude |
| Main Entry: | embody |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include, integrate |
| Synonyms: | absorb, amalgamate, assimilate, blend, codify, collect, combine, comprehend, comprise, concentrate, consolidate, contain, embrace, encompass, establish, fuse, have, incorporate, involve, merge, organize, subsume, systematize, take in, unify, bring together |
| Antonyms: | disintegrate, exclude, disembody |
| Main Entry: | embrace |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include in one's beliefs; take into account |
| Synonyms: | accept, accommodate, admit, adopt, comprehend, comprise, contain, cover, embody, enclose, encompass, espouse, grab, have, incorporate, involve, receive, seize, subsume, take advantage of, take in, take on, take up, welcome, avail oneself of, deal with*, get into, go in for, make use of, provide for |
| Antonyms: | disbelieve, distrust, exclude, reject, shun |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | encompass |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include, contain |
| Synonyms: | admit, comprehend, comprise, cover, embody, embrace, have, hold, incorporate, involve, subsume, take in |
| Antonyms: | exclude |
| Main Entry: | equal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make even, be even with |
| Synonyms: | agree, amount to, approach, balance, break even, come up to, compare, comprise, consist of, coordinate, correspond, emulate, equalize, equate, level, match, meet, parallel, reach, rival, tally, tie, touch, be commensurate, be identical, be level, be tantamount, equipoise, equiponderate, keep pace with, live up to, measure up, partake of, rank with, rise to, run abreast, square with |
| Antonyms: | disproportion, imbalance, vary, unmatch |
| Main Entry: | have |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contain |
| Synonyms: | comprehend, comprise, embody, embrace, encompass, include, involve, subsume, take in |
| Antonyms: | exclude |
| Main Entry: | hold |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have a capacity for |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, carry, comprise, contain, include, seat, take, be equipped for |
| Main Entry: | include |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contain, involve |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, add, admit, append, bear, build, carry, combine, comprehend, comprise, consist of, constitute, count, cover, embody, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, entail, enter, have, hold, implicate, incorporate, inject, insert, interject, interpolate, introduce, number, receive, subsume, take in, take into account, allow for, be composed of, be made up of, build in, cut in on, make allowance for, make room for, number among, teem with, work in |
| Antonyms: | eliminate, exclude, neglect, reject |
| Main Entry: | involve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | draw in; include |
| Synonyms: | absorb, affect, argue, associate, bind, catch, commit, complicate, comprehend, comprise, compromise, concern, connect, contain, cover, denote, embrace, embroil, engage, engross, enmesh, entail, entangle, grip, hold, hook, implicate, imply, incorporate, incriminate, inculpate, link, mean, mire, mix up*, necessitate, number, presuppose, prove, relate, require, suggest, take in, tangle, touch, point to, preoccupy, rivet, rope in, snarl up, wrap up in |
| Antonyms: | exclude, free, remove |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | make |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | add up to; constitute |
| Synonyms: | amount to, compose, compound, comprise, construct, embody, equal, fabricate, form, make up, mix, organize, put together, represent, structure, synthesize, texture, come to |
| Main Entry: | total |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | add up |
| Synonyms: | add, aggregate, amount to, calculate, cast, come, comprise, consist of, equal, figure, foot, number, reach, reckon, sum up, yield, come to, mount up to, pile up, result in, ring up, run into, run to, stack up, summate, totalize, tote |
| Antonyms: | subtract, take away |
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