consist
/kənˈsɪst/verb2 syllables
Consist means: originate (in).
Synonyms for consist6
What does consist mean?4
verb
1
originate (in)“The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country”
2
be composed of“The land he conquered comprised several provinces”
3
have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in“The payment consists in food”
4
be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous“Desires are to be satisfied only so far as consists with an approved end”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with consist?19
three syllables
coexist
Consist in a sentence
- In this video game, teams consist of five players.Ioan_Cristian
- True wealth does not consist of what we have, but in what we are.CM
- Roses are indeed useful flowers, especially when they consist of marzipan.dasbeispielholz
- Life does not consist of just matter and energy, but also information.carlosalberto
- In this region, the woods largely consist of conifers.AlanF_US
- Bacteria, like cyanobacteria, consist of only one cell.unknown
- Unigrams, as distinct from bigrams and trigrams, consist of precisely one element.becky82
- In bowling, a perfect game consists of twelve strikes in a row.Joseph
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Forms of consist
as a verb
- past tense
- consisted
- present participle
- consisting
- third-person singular
- consists
- past participle
- consisted