comprise

[kuhm-prahyz] / kəmˈpraɪz /

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 biggest tech companies still comprise around a third of the S&P 500’s overall value, and continue to power around a fifth of its overall earnings growth.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

During ASML’s fourth-quarter earnings call in January, the company said it expects Chinese sales to comprise only 20% of 2026 sales.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Though much of southern Lebanon is predominantly Shiite, Kfar Chouba and its neighbors comprise a pocket of Christian, Druze and Sunni Muslim communities.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

“Ladies’ Lunch” and “Still Talking” comprise short vignettes about a group of aging friends who for decades have gotten together every other month or so on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The pages that comprise it are printed with Shakespearean sonnets.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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