Contain and Preclude

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Contain

Contain verb - To have as part of a whole.
Usage example: the contract contains several new clauses
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Preclude is an antonym for contain.
Nearby Words: container, containing, containment, containable

Preclude

Preclude verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
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Contain is an antonym for preclude.
Nearby Words: preclusion, precluding
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Common collocations

people contain people preclude people
reference contain reference preclude reference
sort contain sort preclude sort
characters contain characters preclude characters
Other words: song, examples, scenes.
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Preclude and Contain. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contain/preclude
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Preclude or Contain. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contain/preclude.

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