Related Searches
Nearby Words
including
| Main Entry: |
including
|
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | containing |
| Synonyms: | along with, among other things, as well as, counting, in addition to, in conjunction with, inclusive of, made up of, not to mention, plus, together with, with |
| Antonyms: | excluding, rejecting |
| Main Entry: | also |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in addition to |
| Synonyms: | additionally, again, along, along with, and, as well, as well as, besides, conjointly, further, furthermore, in conjunction with, in like manner, including, likewise, more, more than that, moreover, on top of, over and above, plus, still, to boot, together with, too, withal |
| Main Entry: | and |
| Part of Speech: | conjunction |
| Definition: | in addition to; plus |
| Synonyms: | along with, also, as a consequence, as well as, furthermore, including, moreover, together with |
| Main Entry: | with |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | accompanying |
| Synonyms: | along, alongside, amidst, among, beside, by, for, including, near, plus, upon |
| Main Entry: | secondly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in the second place |
| Synonyms: | along with, also, as well, besides, further, furthermore, including, next, next in order, on the other hand, second, to continue |
| Main Entry: | add |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adjoin, increase; make further comment |
| Synonyms: | affix, annex, ante, append, augment, beef up, boost, build up, charge up, continue, cue in, figure in, flesh out, heat up, hike, hike up, hitch on, hook on, hook up with, include, jack up, jazz up, join together, pad, parlay, piggyback, plug into, pour it on, reply, run up, say further, slap on, snowball, soup up, speed up, spike, step up, supplement, sweeten, tack on, tag |
| Notes: | ad is short for advertisement while add means 'to join or unite' so as to increase in size, quantity, quality, or scope |
| Antonyms: | decrease, deduct, diminish, lessen, reduce, remove, withdraw |
| Main Entry: | comprise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make up, consist of |
| Synonyms: | add up to, amount to, be composed of, be contained in, compass, compose, comprehend, constitute, contain, cover, embody, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, engross, form, hold, include, incorporate, involve, span, subsume, sum up, take in |
| Notes: | compose is preferred when the parts of the whole being assembled are regarded as nonconcrete and more general; when the parts are concrete and specific, then constitute is more appropriate, and then there is comprise, which can mean 'comprehending or encompassing certain parts' comprise means literally 'embrace': a zoo comprises mammals, reptiles, and birds (because it 'embraces' or includes them), but animals do not comprise ('embrace') a zoo, they constitute a zoo |
| Antonyms: | except, exclude, fail, fall short, lack, need, want |
| Main Entry: | consist of |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | made up of |
| Synonyms: | amount to, be composed of, comprise, contain, embody, include, incorporate, involve |
| Main Entry: | co-opt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | to assimilate in order to take over or appropriate |
| Synonyms: | absorb, accept, admit, adopt, bring in, bring into line, bring into the fold, connaturalize, convert, draw in, elect, embrace, encompass, enfold, homogenize, homologize, include, incorporate, make one's own, take in, take over |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
