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

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comprises

Its collection comprises nine paintings by Renoir, according to its website.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

Lucas Museum’s Chief Executive Tracey Bates said “Star Wars” comprises only 7% of the museum’s inaugural exhibitions, but there’s still plenty for fans — even casual ones — to sink their teeth into.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

It comprises a chocolate shell with biscuit pieces, chocolate and vanilla ice cream layers, and a caramel lava centre which he describes as "four dimensional".

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

AI is more pervasive in long posts on LinkedIn than on other text-based platforms like X, where it accounts for 29%, and Reddit, where AI comprises 13%, according to the firm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

But one of those subfamilies, termed Malayo-Polynesian, comprises 945 of those 959 languages and covers almost the entire geographic range of the Austronesian family.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond