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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France, with its strong pro-natalist encouragement of familles nombreuses, scores high both on women's careers and high fertility.

From The Guardian • Feb. 13, 2012

It is called the Soci�t� de logements pour familles nombreuses and it builds special flats called maisons des enfants which are let at low rents only to persons with large families.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various