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Include

v. kind, thoughtful everyday

What it means

Meaning 1

To contain someone or something as part of a whole.

Reach for it when stating clearly what belongs within a set, plan, or account

The repair estimate will include labor, materials, and follow-up inspection.

Meaning 2

To make sure a person can participate or belong.

Reach for it when describing an active choice to bring someone into an activity or decision

The organizers include younger residents in every planning walk.

Words to choose between 7

By register, from playful at the top to literary at the bottom, and by meaning across. Tap a word to see when it fits.
Meaning 1Meaning 2
everyday
  • Include (this word)
  • cover
warm
professional
formal

Meaning 1: To contain someone or something as part of a whole.

  • everyday

    cover

    Fits when a plan, price, or discussion addresses the item

    Careful Cover may mean mention briefly rather than genuinely include.

  • professional

    contain

    Fits when the whole physically or conceptually holds the part

    Careful Contain may imply confinement and does not suit inviting a person.

  • professional

    incorporate

    Fits when a part is integrated into the structure or process

    Careful Incorporate suggests deeper combination than simple membership.

  • formal

    comprise

    Fits when a complete set is constituted by named parts

    Careful Comprise describes composition and cannot mean welcoming participation.

Meaning 2: To make sure a person can participate or belong.

  • everyday

    invite

    Fits when someone is asked to join voluntarily

    Careful An invitation can be declined or inaccessible and does not itself achieve inclusion.

  • warm

    involve

    Fits when a person participates actively rather than merely being present

    Careful Involve can impose effort or responsibility that inclusion does not require.

  • warm

    welcome

    Fits when acceptance and hospitality are the desired feeling

    Careful Welcome does not ensure practical access or decision-making power.

Opposites 3

  • exclude
  • omit
  • bar

Common phrases 3

  • include details

    The final notice will include details about accessible entrances.

  • include everyone

    A flexible schedule helped the workshop include everyone who registered.

  • include in planning

    The council agreed to include residents in planning from the first survey.

Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Dvortygirl, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated