Synonyms for comprise
kəmˈpraɪzcom·prise

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1. compriseverb

   Synonyms:
   embrace, include, involve, contain, comprehend, imply

   Antonyms:
   exclude, except, discard, bar, omit, reject

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1. consist, compriseverb

   be composed of

   "The land he conquered comprised several provinces"; "What does this dish consist of?"

   Synonyms:
   lie in, make up, dwell, contain, incorporate, lie, constitute, consist, be, represent

2. incorporate, contain, compriseverb

   include or contain; have as a component

   "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's"

   Synonyms:
   constitute, hold in, be, represent, hold back, control, moderate, take, hold, make up, check, incorporate, consist, integrate, carry, stop, turn back, arrest, bear, curb, contain

3. constitute, represent, make up, comprise, beverb

   form or compose

   "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"

   Synonyms:
   play, follow, embody, act, found, live, institute, even up, make up, compensate, fabricate, appoint, establish, equal, symbolize, even out, present, lay out, exist, make, pay, incorporate, typify, be, exemplify, form, cost, reconcile, stand for, correct, invent, consist, plant, catch up with, manufacture, counterbalance, defend, represent, stage, conciliate, patch up, nominate, even off, name, symbolise, interpret, cook up, correspond, personify, contain, constitute, map, pay off, settle

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1. compriseverb

   Synonyms:
   comprehend, include, enclose, embrace, contain, embody, take in

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1. compriseverb

   Synonyms:
   comprehend, include, embrace, involve, contain, embody

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1. List of paraphrases for "comprise":

   include, represent, understand, consist, constitute, encompass

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How to use comprise in a sentence?

1. Sergio Marchionne:

   These brands comprise the most significant portion of our revenues and our earnings.

2. Bhagavad Gita:

   Knowledge, the object of knowledge and the knower are the three factors which motivate action the senses, the work and the doer comprise the threefold basis of action.

3. Gordon William Allport:

   Love recieved and love given comprise the best form of therapy.

4. Stacy Brethauer:

   Like any systematic review, the findings are only as good as the studies that are used to comprise it, in this case, there are relatively few large studies done by a small number of researchers. Fortunately, the quality of the papers and the number of the patients overall helps to support the findings.

5. Melissa Price:

   This decision does not comprise the final approval for this project.