contained
adjective
con·tained kən-ˈtānd 
: restrained
also : calm
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The fire grew just over 2,000 acres on Sunday and is still 0% contained, incident commander John Thompson said in a news release Monday. 
Amanda Musa, CNN, 1 Aug. 2022 By contrast, clumping bamboo tends to stick to a contained area. New York Times, 2 June 2022 Hence, the casino was reopened, though in a much more contained form. Irene Dominioni, Forbes, 18 July 2022 The largest, the Pipeline Fire, has quickly swelled to over 20,100 acres since first reported on Sunday and is 0% contained. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 14 June 2022 Two-year spreads, which are a bellwether of immediate panic, are more contained. Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 15 June 2022 Photos of his nude scenes leaked too, but were somewhat more contained in the era before Facebook and Twitter made social media so pervasive. Matt Stevens, New York Times, 1 June 2022 The contained narrative gives Nostalgia a sharp focus and clarity. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 May 2022 Police reported a short time later that her neighbor was cooking food in a contained fire pit, which checked out OK with village ordinances. Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 7 May 2022 See More
Amanda Musa, CNN, 1 Aug. 2022 By contrast, clumping bamboo tends to stick to a contained area. New York Times, 2 June 2022 Hence, the casino was reopened, though in a much more contained form. Irene Dominioni, Forbes, 18 July 2022 The largest, the Pipeline Fire, has quickly swelled to over 20,100 acres since first reported on Sunday and is 0% contained. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 14 June 2022 Two-year spreads, which are a bellwether of immediate panic, are more contained. Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 15 June 2022 Photos of his nude scenes leaked too, but were somewhat more contained in the era before Facebook and Twitter made social media so pervasive. Matt Stevens, New York Times, 1 June 2022 The contained narrative gives Nostalgia a sharp focus and clarity. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 May 2022 Police reported a short time later that her neighbor was cooking food in a contained fire pit, which checked out OK with village ordinances. Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 7 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1653, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing contained
contained 1 of 2
adjective
as in composed
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- composed
- collected
- inhibited
- constrained
- restrained
- repressed
- curbed
- obliging
- disciplined
- amiable
- subordinate
- unresponsive
- compliant
- complying
- self-contained
- resigned
- yielding
- subservient
- self-controlled
- tractable
- obedient
- docile
- uncaring
- passive
- submissive
- amenable
- willing
- slavish
- conformist
- acquiescent
- apathetic
- placable
- patient
- agreeable
- lenient
- tolerant
- law-abiding
- forbearing
- stoic
- unresistant
- uncomplaining
- stoical
- long-suffering
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- fed up
- complaining
- protesting
- resistant
- impatient
- bored
- weary
- kvetchy
- defiant
- tired
- contrary
- refractory
- unmanageable
- kvetching
- rebellious
- intractable
- recalcitrant
- disobedient
- unruly
- insubordinate
- ungovernable
contained
2 of 2verb
1
as in held
to have within the top drawer of the cabinet contains my stamp collection Synonyms & Similar Words
- held
- boasted
- housed
- encompassed
- enclosed
- bore
- encased
- accommodated
- fitted
- lodged
- fit
- took
- cased
- harbored
- inclosed
- sheltered
2
as in included
to have as part of a whole the contract contains several new clauses Synonyms & Similar Words
- included
- encompassed
- carried
- involved
- entailed
- comprised
- subsumed
- comprehended
- numbered
- embraced
- received
- incorporated
- possessed
- had
- took in
- bracketed
- constituted
- owned
- composed
- embodied
- held
- admitted
- integrated
- formed
- consisted (of)
- assimilated
- made
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- omitted
- excluded
- prohibited
- prevented
- left (out)
- precluded
- denied
- barred
- refused
- banned
- rejected
- eliminated
- missed out
- lost
- excepted
- debarred
- misplaced
- mislaid
- ruled out
3
as in comprised
to be made up of the recipe contains several parts Synonyms & Similar Words
- comprised
- included
- encompassed
- mustered
- entailed
- incorporated
- involved
- embodied
- consisted (of)
- comprehended
- embraced
- assimilated
- took in
4
as in calmed
to gain emotional or mental control of could hardly contain herself when she heard that she had won the scholarship Synonyms & Similar Words
- composed
- calmed
- collected
- controlled
- restrained
- re-collected
- settled
- recovered
- held back
- soothed
- quieted
- rallied
- stilled
- lulled
- tranquilized
- tranquillized
5
as in controlled
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression) frantic efforts to contain the spread of the disease Synonyms & Similar Words
- controlled
- regulated
- kept
- curbed
- restrained
- measured
- held
- suppressed
- checked
- tamed
- governed
- stifled
- ruled
- inhibited
- constrained
- stopped
- swallowed
- bridled
- pulled in
- smothered
- interrupted
- squelched
- pocketed
- minced
- reined (in)
- held back
- repressed
- muffled
- blocked
- hampered
- strangled
- hindered
- arrested
- silenced
- sunk
- impeded
- sank
- obstructed
- handcuffed
- muzzled
- choked (back)
- gagged
- bottled (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- lost
- expressed
- liberated
- loosened
- unleashed
- aired
- took out
- loosed
- vented
- first lord of the treasury
- first love
- first man
- first mate
- first mean line
- first meridian
- first mortgage
- first mover
- first name
- first names
- First Nation
- first nations
- first nerve
- first night
- first of Aries
- first off
- first offender
- first officer
- first or last
- first papers
- first person
- first personal
- First Philosophy
- first pick
- first point