Antonyms for contains

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kuhn-teyn

Phonetic Transcription : kənˈteɪn

Definition of contains

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

Example sentences :

"That contains the spirit of all prayer," said the old philosopher.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

Our life contains every great thing, and contains it in rich abundance.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

It contains lengthy extracts from M. Angellier's study of Burns.
Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson

It contains a set of cogs that fit into the cogs on the cover of the can.
Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

Before I open this envelope I am going to tell you what I believe it contains.
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

All the sales of sheep and lambs are by the "clad score" which contains twenty-one.
Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes

It and what it contains have been the cause of sufficient misery and suffering and crime.
Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs

This writing, mighty Ferdinand, contains the articles of our compact.
Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

In the middle of the court is the donjon, which contains the archives and the treasure.
Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield

Sir, you have left out the very idea which contains the sense of that Scripture.
Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.

Synonyms for contains

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