CONTAINS Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

contains

verb

present tense third-person singular of contain

as in holds

to have within the top drawer of the cabinet contains my stamp collection

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as in includes

to have as part of a whole the contract contains several new clauses

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as in comprises

to be made up of the recipe contains several parts

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as in composes

to gain emotional or mental control of could hardly contain herself when she heard that she had won the scholarship

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as in regulates

to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression) frantic efforts to contain the spread of the disease

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Recent Examples of contains The human brain contains complex folds that increase its surface area, allowing billions of neurons to fit inside the skull. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026 This article contains spoilers from House of the Dragon season 3, episode 3. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026 Attorneys and the judge prepared the jury charge, which contains the instructions for the panel’s deliberations, and the lawyers made their closing arguments on Monday afternoon. — Star-Telegram Staff. Produced With Ai Assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026 The exhibit contains artifacts from Arkansas history and represents multiple areas of the state's past, according to the webpage. — Jesse Cain, Arkansas Online, 29 June 2026 Food often contains residues from multiple pesticides, as monitoring programs in Europe and the United States have identified. — Brad Reisfeld, The Conversation, 6 July 2026 It’s generally not spread from person to person; rather, it’s contracted by inhaling mist that contains Legionella bacteria, per the CDC. — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026 The ancient Moa Eggshell Cave in New Zealand contains the remains of several extinct animal species lost approximately a million years ago. — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 6 July 2026 The 585-acre neighborhood contains 5 million square feet of office space, including 250,000 square feet of medical offices where John Muir Health has been expanding. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 6 July 2026

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For a stable, repo-local script, that critique holds, and wrapping every small command in a gateway adds surface area no one needs.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
The stock has eased slightly since then to around $171, a normal pause after such a steep run, and the level to watch is whether that old $130 breakout zone holds if the pullback extends.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 6 July 2026

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The Federal Aviation Administration regulates the airspace, and drone owners are responsible for knowing and abiding by those restrictions.

— Kelly O'Donnell, NBC news, 5 July 2026
The Clean Air Act is the federal law that regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources and governs air pollution.

— Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 3 July 2026

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Spanning the southeastern coast of Mississippi and into the panhandle of Florida, the Gulf Islands National Seashore encompasses both parts of the mainland as well as the islands.

— Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
Mental health encompasses more than just loneliness, including stress, anxiety and work-life balance.

— Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026