Words Like COMPRISE

We have put together a list of words that are similar to COMPRISE.

15 Alternative Words Similar to comprise

1 Consist Verb      Synonym Words Like Consist
2 Incorporate Verb      Synonym Words Like Incorporate
3 Contain Verb      Synonym Words Like Contain
4 Constitute Verb      Synonym Words Like Constitute
5 Represent Verb      Synonym Words Like Represent
6 Be Verb      Synonym Words Like Be
7 Include Verb      Synonym Words Like Include
8 Comprehend Verb-transitive      Synonym Words Like Comprehend
9 Form Verb      Hyponym Words Like Form
10 Range Verb      Hyponym Words Like Range
11 Straddle Verb      Hyponym Words Like Straddle
12 Pose Verb      Hyponym Words Like Pose
13 Present Verb      Hyponym Words Like Present
14 Compose Verb      Hyponym Words Like Compose
15 Make Verb      Hyponym Words Like Make

7 examples of comprise

1 What does this dish consist of?
2 The record contains many old songs from the 1930's
3 This sum represents my entire income for a year
4 The children made up the chorus
5 The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance
6 These constitute my entire belonging
7 These few men comprise his entire army

10 definitions of comprise

1 To comprehend; to include.
2 be composed of
3 include or contain; have as a component
4 form or compose
5 To consist of; be composed of: "The French got ... French Equatorial Africa, comprising several territories” ( Alex Shoumatoff).
6 To include; contain: "The word 'politics' ... comprises, in itself, a difficult study of no inconsiderable magnitude” ( Charles Dickens). See Synonyms at include.
7 Usage Problem To compose; constitute: "Put together the slaughterhouses, the steel mills, the freight yards ... that comprised the city” ( Saul Bellow).
8 To comprehend; contain; include; embrace: as, the German empire comprises a number of separate states.
9 To press together; gather into a small compass; compress.
10 Synonyms To embrace, embody, inclose, encircle.
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