Thesaurus
contain
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of CONTAIN
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to have as part of a whole <the contract contains several new clauses>
Related Words comprise, consist (of); bracket; have, hold, own, possess; admit, receive; compose, constitute, form, make; assimilate, embody, incorporate, integrate
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to be made up of <the recipe contains several parts>
Related Words comprehend, embrace, encompass, entail, include, involve, take in; assimilate, embody, incorporate
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to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression) <frantic efforts to contain the spread of the disease>
Synonyms bridle, check, constrain, contain, curb, govern, hold, inhibit, keep, measure, pull in, regulate, rein (in), restrain, rule, tame
Related Words bottle (up), choke (back), hold back, mince, muffle, pocket, repress, sink, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, suppress, swallow; arrest, interrupt, stop; block, hamper, handcuff, hinder, impede, obstruct; gag, muzzle, silence
Antonyms lose
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