Contain

/kənˈteɪn/

Synonyms for "contain" (316 found)

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Closest matches (64)

Verb(15 words)

comprise control curb hold restrain accommodates arrest bagged bear boxed capsulate carry check compassed complected

accommodateadd upadd up toadmit affect aggregateaggregate toamount toarrest assimilate assume bang bar barricade battenbatten downbear beleaguer beset besiege

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blockade bolt bottle boundbox inbridle bring buttonbutton upcagecall forcarry chamber check chokechoke offclap closeclose inclose upcollectcome tocompass complete

Noun(5 words)

bags bottle carrying chambers compasses

Strong matches (94)

compose comprehend comprise condition confine constrain constrict contract control coolcool offcoopcoop incoop upcopyright cordoncordon offcorral countcount in

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cover curb curtail decelerate discipline domptdraw the lineembed embody embrace encircle enclose encompass enfold enjoin enshrine entail envisage fastenfence infillfill infill outfoldfold upgaol govern guard have hedgehedge abouthedge inhem inhinder holdhold at bayhold backhold fasthold inhold in checkhold in leashhold uphouse

Verb(16 words)

comprehended comprehends comprised comprises consist cooped embodying encapsulated enclose encloses encompassed encompasses equipped hivedhold backhold in

Noun(14 words)

comprehending comprising confinescontrol overall forcecurbsdog muzzlingembraces encapsulating encompassingfossil bearinghabitation featurehemminge hive house

Adjective(1 words)

featured

Related words (158)

house inimbed implicate imply impound imprison incarcerate inclining include incorporate inhibit internalize involve jail keepkeep backkeep fromkeep inkeep in checkkeep under control

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keep withinkennel key latchlay under restraintlead toleaguer limit locklock outlock uplodge mewmew upmoderatemount up tonarrow numbernumber amongocclude occupy padlock patent penpen inplumb pocket possess presume presuppose prohibit pullpull input inqualify quarantinerail inreceivereckon amongreckon inreckon up toreckon withregister reinrein inrepress require restrain restrict retain retard retrenchrun intorun toscant sealseal offseal upseat secureset backshrine shutshut inshut the doorshut upslamslow downsnap snub specializesqueeze shutstable stifle stint straiten strangle subsume suppress surround taketake intake into accounttake into considerationtake uptot up tototaltote uptote up tounitizewall inwithhold wrap yardyard upzip upzipper

Verb(24 words)

housed include included incorporate involving kennelled limit minimize moderate repress resided restrict stanch stanched stanchest staunched staunches stifle stop store

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subsumes taketurn backvitrified

Noun(15 words)

houses kennelskept animalkettlemath program featuresmuzzle quarantines quarantining sandboxes staunchingstem challengesstemsswedish hatabernacles trapping

Preposition(1 words)

including

Adjective(1 words)

staunch

Related word relations

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More general

20 entries

calculate cipher comprise compute control cypher defend enclose figure havehave gotholdhold backinclude keepkeep back

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More specific

7 entries

check curb embed incorporate pack restrict store

Collocations

6 entries

box contentscontainer containmentcontainment measurescontentsfire containment

Inflections

3 entries

contained containing contains

Derivations

2 entries

container containment

similar

6 entries

accommodate admit bear carry hold take

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

In the English language many words contain letters which are not pronounced.

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This room is too small to contain 50 men.

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Oranges contain a lot of vitamin C.

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Acid acts on things which contain metal.

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