involves

VERB

draw in; include

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affect associate catch commit comprise concern connect contain cover embroil engage hold implicate link mean prove relate require suggest

STRONG

absorb argue bind complicate comprehend compromise denote embrace engross enmesh entail entangle grip hook imply incorporate incriminate inculpate mire necessitate number preoccupy presuppose rivet tangle touch

WEAK

mix up point to rope in snarl up take in wrap up in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon cancel cease disconnect dissociate divide exclude let go release separate stop

STRONG

disentangle explain ignore misunderstand reject untangle untwist

WEAK

free remove

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involves

Part of the plot in the 2001 movie Amelie involves the main character stealing her dad's garden gnome and sending it around the world.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

This is the most delicate issue, because it involves detecting a threat that may show no obvious warning signs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

The position involves overseeing and training attorneys, as well as law clerks and summer interns, on misdemeanor and felony case preparation and trial strategy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

But software or other technical engineers often aren’t right for the job, because marketing still involves so much discernment, Cadwallader said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Kabbadi, a game similar to tag, involves the pursuer repeatedly chanting the word kabbadi in an uninterrupted stream without a breath while trying to tag someone.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin