Synonyms for involve
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Imply — to entangle, intertwine, or mingle (something with one or more other things, or several things together)…
entangle, complicate, embroil, embarrass, tangle, connect, encumber, entrap, confound, attest, snarl, merge, perplex, mingle, blend, ravel, betoken, enmesh, ensnarl, imply dated, implicate dated
2. Require
require, entail, necessitate, take, engage, need, contain, ask, call for, demand, postulate
3. Comprise — to cover or envelop (something) completely; to hide, to surround
comprise, cover, embrace, wrap, swallow up, envelop, enfold, enwrap
Other
include, comprehend, immerse, touch AU
Definitions
- v. 1
To entangle, intertwine, or mingle (something with one or more other things, or several things together); especially, to entangle (someone or something) in a confusing or troublesome situation.
to involve a person in debt or misery
- v. 2
To cover or envelop (something) completely; to hide, to surround.
to involve in darkness or obscurity
- v. 3
To have (something) as a component or a related part; to comprise, to include.
My job involves forecasting economic trends.
- v. 4
To have (something) as a component or a related part; to comprise, to include. To include (something) as a logical or natural, or necessary component, or consequence or effect of something else; to entail, to imply.
Related words
- Word family
- involved involvement involute
Forms
- Past participle
- involved
e.g. involved → entangled, complicated, embroiled, embarrassed…
Choose the right word
Involve is a stronger word than implicate, denoting more complete entanglement.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- embarrass I doubt very seriously that that'll embarrass Tom.
- complicate Don't complicate the problem by raising new issues.
- require I require absolute loyalty from all my employees.
- entail The project will entail great expense upon the company.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| involve | steady | |
| embarrass | rising | |
| complicate | rising | |
| entangle | rising | |
| embroil | steady | |
| require | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- ask1
- 4 letters
- need1, take1, wrap1
- 5 letters
- cover2, touch1, blend1, merge1, imply2, ravel2, snarl1
- 6 letters
- demand2, affect2, engage2, regard2, attest2, mingle2, entail2, tangle2, entrap2, enfold2, enmesh2, enwrap
- 7 letters
- include2, require3, contain2, connect2, embrace2, immerse2, envelop3, perplex2, embroil2, betoken, ensnarl2
- 8 letters
- comprise2, confound2, entangle3, encumber3
- 9 letters
- embarrass3, implicate3, postulate3
- 10 letters
- comprehend3, complicate3
- 11 letters
- necessitate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cover2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- impliquer
- Italiano
- coinvolgere
- Español
- implicar
- Deutsch
- verwickeln