Synonyms for comprise
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).
The whole comprises the parts.
Related words
- Word family
- comprehensive
Forms
- Past participle
- comprised
e.g. comprised → contained, included, constituted, represented…
Example sentences
- represent How much does industry represent in Algeria's GDP?
- contain How many meaningful sentences can Tatoeba contain?
- involve Dear woman, why do you involve me? Jesus replied.
- constitute These actions constitute a breach of privacy.
- consist In this video game, teams consist of five players.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| comprise | falling | |
| represent | steady | |
| contain | steady | |
| involve | steady | |
| constitute | falling | |
| consist | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 2 letters
- be1
- 4 letters
- form1
- 5 letters
- cover2, spell1, imply2, forme
- 6 letters
- embody3, enfold2
- 7 letters
- include2, contain2, involve2, embrace2, consist2, compose2, enclose2, subsume
- 8 letters
- compound2, encircle3
- 9 letters
- represent3, encompass3
- 10 letters
- constitute3, comprehend3
- 11 letters
- incorporate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cover2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- comprendre
- Italiano
- capire
- Español
- caber
- Deutsch
- umfassen
- Català
- comprendre