Antonyms for contain
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : kuhn-teyn |
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈteɪn |
Definition of contain
Origin :- late 13c., from Old French contein-, stem of contenir, from Latin continere (transitive) "to hold together, enclose," from com- "together" (see com-) + tenere "to hold" (see tenet). Related: Containable.
- verb include, hold
- verb hold back, control
- They are very sour and do not contain sugar in any quantity.
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- On such an occasion, a month after the wedding, she could not contain herself.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Commit it then to the flames: for it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion.
- Extract from : « An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding » by David Hume
- Another characteristic is the large number of articles which they contain.
- Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
- With better tools we will proceed to dig into these mounds and discover what they contain.
- Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
- They are all written with great ability, and contain much truth.
- Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.
- A chamber must have more than four corners which is to contain the gods of memory.
- Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore
- This flask does not contain fly-dope--that's in the other flask--it contains whisky.
- Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
- "Writs and warrants may contain errors, but an arrest is an arrest," growled Grab.
- Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
- On opening it it was found to contain a picture, the portrait of her son.
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
Synonyms for contain
- accommodate
- be composed of
- bottle up
- check
- collect
- compose
- comprehend
- comprise
- consist of
- cool
- cork
- curb
- embody
- embrace
- enclose
- encompass
- harness
- have
- have capacity for
- hog-tie
- hold
- hold in
- incorporate
- involve
- keep back
- keep lid on
- put half nelson on
- rein
- repress
- restrain
- restrict
- seat
- simmer down
- smother
- stifle
- stop
- subsume
- take in
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