CONTENTS Synonyms: 182 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of content

as in topics

a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition) although I appreciate the poem's lyrical qualities, I don't understand its content

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as in coverages

the amount of something (as subject matter) included judging from the table of contents, I'd have to say that this book covers most of the major topics in American history

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as in meanings

the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action the speech was filled with fine words but devoid of any real content

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contents

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verb

present tense third-person singular of content

as in delights

to give satisfaction to a person easily contented by life's simple pleasures

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Recent Examples of contents

Noun

Containers of spices not labeled with contents in bottom shelves in kitchen. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 There are financial hurdles — the dividing of assets and debts, the family home and its contents. — Grey Battle, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026 Detectives, who worked with multiple agencies on the investigation, said the contents filled 35 pallets. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 The police confirmation follows new reporting about the contents of the letter. — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2026 Physicist Flavio Del Santo at the University of Geneva retrieved it and analyzed its contents to establish a likely date it was written and also what the famous physicist thought about random outcomes in quantum physics. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026 Some users have expressed outrage over its contents, while others have questioned who created it and why it is being mailed to students. — Brian New, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Much of what that memo contains has likely already been revealed in news reports and legal proceedings, but its contents have never been made fully available to Floridians to see, and NextEra has fought its release. — Emily L. Mahoney, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026 Your vault stays on your computer rather than in a cloud account, and even LegacyLocked cannot read its contents. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026

Verb

That prompted Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara last February to call on insurers to pay 100% of their policyholders’ contents coverage limits without a detailed inventory, noting some already did. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026 The cooler chills contents down to -4 degrees Fahrenheit, so there is no need for ice! — Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2024

Recent Examples of Synonyms for contents

Noun

To be sure, the question asking voters to name their top concerns lists several economy- and cost-related topics separately, subdividing an issue that might otherwise rank higher if lumped into a single category.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Review its memory settings and connected accounts before discussing highly sensitive topics.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of topics

Noun

Comprehensive and collision coverages typically pay out when policyholders require repairs or vehicle replacement and add to your car insurance costs.

— Liz Knueven, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Defensive coordinator Corey Batoon dialed up more blitzes and two-high safety coverages in the second half, switching from a first-half strategy that was full of single-high and some three-man rushes.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of coverages

Noun

As the South has become more and more industrialized over the past half-century, these social meanings associated with the accent’s use now highlight a disconnect between its new urban vibe and its older, traditional rural one.

— Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
The museum acknowledges its reputation as a freak show and, in response, doubles down on the meanings of curiosity.

— Daniel Barnum, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of meanings

Noun

Beyond criminal matters, the office is involved in other efforts.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
The Sun enters your 12th House, drawing your attention toward rest, reflection, privacy, unfinished matters, and everything easier to hear when the outside world becomes less demanding.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of matters

Noun

Confining Employees To Rigid Roles As a business grows, team members with rigid, constrained scopes may stop working or supporting others outside their existing scope.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Oct. 2026
These involve a cancer screening test, followed by a surgical procedure involving robotic scopes.

— Tara Molina, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of scopes

Noun

The Find + Follow Air Purifier senses areas of high air pollutants in the home – such as where residents are cooking, smoking or burning candles – and adjusts its position to clean this air.

— Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
The five senses — sound, touch, taste, vision and smell — are all key blocks of memory building.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of senses

Verb

And sore must be the storm indeed that can abash the foliage fiesta that pleases so many eyes.

— Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Coastal decor darling Serena & Lily brings you the Pacifica modular collection to suit any configuration that pleases you.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2026