| Main Entry: | consist of |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | made up of |
Synonyms: |
amount to, be composed of, comprise, contain, embody, include, incorporate, involve |
| Main Entry: | compose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be part of construction |
Synonyms: |
be an adjunct, be an element of, be made of, belong to, build, compound, comprise, consist of, constitute, construct, enter in, fashion, form, go into, make, make up, merge 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' |
Antonyms: |
destroy, disarrange, disperse, ruin, scatter |
| Main Entry: | contain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include, hold |
Synonyms: |
accommodate, be composed of, comprehend, comprise, consist of, embody, embrace, enclose, encompass, have, have capacity for, hold, incorporate, involve, seat, subsume, take in |
Antonyms: |
exclude |
| Main Entry: | equal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make even, be even with |
Synonyms: |
agree, amount to, approach, balance, be commensurate, be identical, be level, be tantamount, break even, come up to, compare, comprise, consist of, coordinate, correspond, emulate, equalize, equate, equipoise, equiponderate, keep pace with, level, live up to, match, measure up, meet, parallel, partake of, rank with, reach, rise to, rival, run abreast, square with, tally, tie, touch |
Antonyms: |
disproportion, imbalance, unmatch, vary |
| Main Entry: | include |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contain, involve |
Synonyms: |
accommodate, add, admit, allow for, append, be composed of, be made up of, bear, build, build in, carry, combine, comprehend, comprise, consist of, constitute, count, cover, cut in on, embody, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, entail, enter, have, hold, implicate, incorporate, inject, insert, interject, interpolate, introduce, make allowance for, make room for, number, number among, receive, subsume, take in, take into account, teem with, work in |
Antonyms: |
eliminate, exclude, neglect, reject |
| Main Entry: | total |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | add up |
Synonyms: |
add, aggregate, amount to, calculate, cast, come, come to, comprise, consist of, equal, figure, foot, mount up to, number, pile up, reach, reckon, result in, ring up, run into, run to, stack up, sum up, summate, totalize, tote, yield |
Antonyms: |
subtract, take away |
| Main Entry: | amount to |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | add up to |
Synonyms: |
be equal to, check with, come to, consist of, develop into, equal, measure up, total, total up to |
Antonyms: |
differ, disproportion, imbalance |