Similar Words

— canting
— comedian
— commuting
— condemn
— condone
— container
— contaminate
— contempt
— contend
— content
— contention
— contents
— continent
— continual
— continue
— continued
— continuing
— continuity
— continuous
— count on

Misspelling

ccontain, comtaim, conntainn, contaain, contai, contaiin, contani, contian, conttain, coontain, kontain, ontain

Contain — synonyms, definition

1. contain (Verb)

67 synonyms

6 definitions

contain (Verb) — Include; have as a component. ex. "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's"

contain (Verb) — Have within. ex. "This can contains water"

contain (Verb) — Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits. ex. "contain your anger"

contain (Verb) — (arithmetic) be divisible by. ex. "24 contains 6"

contain (Verb) — Be capable of holding or containing. ex. "This box won't contain all the items"

contain (Verb) — Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of. ex. "Contain the rebel movement"

7 types of

be defend hold back include keep keep back restrain

30 types

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