comprises

VERB

make up, consist of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amount to compose constitute contain cover encompass form hold include involve span

STRONG

compass comprehend embody embrace encircle enclose engross incorporate subsume

WEAK

add up to be composed of be contained in sum up take in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon destroy exclude neglect ruin

STRONG

let go reject release unloose

WEAK

except fail fall short lack need want

Example Sentences

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The Essequibo region comprises more than two thirds of Guyana, which currently administers it.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

The flagellum comprises more than 30 distinct parts, so similar to those of an outboard motor that biologists speak of the flagellum’s propeller, drive shaft and so forth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

By comparison, the county comprises about 22% of the state’s students.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

A combined company would also have to integrate complex union seniority lists; harmonize a massive fleet, which comprises both Boeing and Airbus jets; and face a web of co-branded card programs offered by each airline.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

The full list comprises some four hundred and thirty- seven items, I believe, and can be viewed in Mr. Filch’s office, if anybody would like to check it.”

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling