CONTAINING Antonyms

There are 11 antonyms of the word containing. (opposite meanings)

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Definition of CONTAINING

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contain contains contained


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	bare				verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
	adjective • not having a protective covering • lacking its natural or customary covering adjective satellite • having no clothes on the body • lacking in magnitude or quantity • just barely adequate or within a lower limit • apart from anything else; without additions or modifications • lacking a surface finish such as paint • providing no shelter or sustenance • having everything extraneous removed including contents • lacking embellishment or ornamentation verb • expose to view • make public • lay bare
	empty				adjectiveadj
	adjective • holding or containing nothing noun • a container that has been emptied adjective satellite • devoid of significance or force • needing nourishment • emptied of emotion verb • make void or empty of contents • become empty or void of its content • leave behind empty; move out of • remove the contents of a container • excrete or discharge from the body
	lacking				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • inadequate in amount or degree • nonexistent
	missing				verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
	adjective satellite • not able to be found • nonexistent
	excluding
	verb • prevent from being included or considered or accepted • prevent from entering; shut out • lack or fail to include • prevent from entering; keep out • put out or expel from a place
	omitting				verbv
	verb • prevent from being included or considered or accepted • leave undone or leave out
	without
	adverb • Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without. • Lacking something. • In prostitution: without a condom being worn. preposition • Outside of, beyond. • Not having, containing, characteristic of, etc. • Not doing or not having done something. conjunction • Unless, except (introducing a clause).
	exclude				verbv
	verb • prevent from being included or considered or accepted • prevent from entering; shut out • lack or fail to include • prevent from entering; keep out • put out or expel from a place
	omit				verbv
	verb • prevent from being included or considered or accepted • leave undone or leave out
	release				verb, nounv, n
	noun • merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film) • the act of liberating someone or something • a process that liberates or discharges something • an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation • the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) • euphemistic expressions for death • a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation • a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism • activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion • the act of allowing a fluid to escape • a formal written statement of relinquishment • (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone verb • release, as from one's grip • grant freedom to; free from confinement • let (something) fall or spill from a container • prepare and issue for public distribution or sale • eliminate (a substance) • generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids • make (information) available for publication • part with a possession or right • release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition • make (assets) available
	vent				verb, nounv, n
	noun • a hole for the escape of gas or air • external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate • a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt • a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket) • activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion verb • give expression or utterance to • expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen