include
verb
in·clude in-ˈklüd 
included; including
transitive verb
1
: to take in or comprise as a part of a whole or group
2
: to contain between or within
two sides and the included angle
3
: to shut up : enclose
includable adjective
or includible
in-ˈklü-də-bəl
Synonyms
- carry
- comprehend
- contain
- embrace
- encompass
- entail
- involve
- number
- subsume
- take in
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
The speakers will include several experts on the subject. The price of dinner includes dessert. Admission to the museum is included in the tour package. The results came in too late for us to include them in the study.
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Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2022 Other Hyde Park Plaza retailers include Staples, Panera, Ace Hardware, Marshalls and Walgreens. Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 16 Sep. 2022 Soloists from the music world include French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky, Hungarian soprano Emöke Baráth, Italian soprano Raffaella Milanesi, Slovak soprano Simona Šaturová, and opera singers Juan Sancho, Krystian Adam, and Sophie Harmsen. Liza Foreman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2022 To Costello, top issues include public safety, economic development and also fiscal responsibility. Yereth Rosen, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2022 Nor does my list below include other great and celebrated films of Godard’s, particularly those from his flourishing years of celebrity, in the nineteen-sixties. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2022 Dining and beverage options include new coffee shop Coffee Currents, Bellini's Cocktail Bar, Alfredo's Pizzeria and Crooners Bar. Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2022 Workers’ demands include higher pay to account for inflation as well as better conditions, reflecting how the pandemic has reshaped jobs and many people’s attitudes about their work. Kris Maher, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022 Standout features include a lightweight design and a low center of gravity for easier balance and maneuverability. Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 16 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin includere, from in- + claudere to close — more at close entry 1
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3
Kids Definition
include
verb
in·clude in-ˈklüd
included; including
: to take in or have as part of a whole
Dinner includes dessert.
including 1 of 2
preposition
as in besides
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- besides
- plus
- beside
- as well as
- beyond
- over and above
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- except
- excepting
- less
- wanting
- minus
including
2 of 2verb
1
as in involving
to have as part of a whole the college application included some thought-provoking essay questions Synonyms & Similar Words
- involving
- containing
- encompassing
- entailing
- carrying
- comprising
- subsuming
- embracing
- numbering
- comprehending
- incorporating
- receiving
- having
- taking in
- possessing
- owning
- constituting
- integrating
- holding
- embodying
- bracketing
- forming
- admitting
- composing
- making
- assimilating
- consisting (of)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- excluding
- preventing
- leaving (out)
- omitting
- prohibiting
- precluding
- denying
- banning
- barring
- refusing
- eliminating
- excepting
- rejecting
- missing out
- debarring
- losing
- ruling out
- misplacing
- mislaying
2
as in housing
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers that inextinguishable spark of liberty that is included within every human being Synonyms & Similar Words
- housing
- surrounding
- enclosing
- encasing
- confining
- containing
- penning
- enveloping
- restricting
- encompassing
- caging
- closeting
- corralling
- hedging
- limiting
- immuring
- encaging
- bounding
- inclosing
- circumscribing
- hemming (in)
- walling (in)
- encircling
- cooping (up)
- fencing (in)
- boxing (in)
- mewing (up)
- encapsulating
- ringing
- enfolding
- enlacing
- framing
- encysting
- enframing
- armoring
- cocooning
- ensheathing
- encapsuling
- ensphering
- enwombing