comprised
Consisted of parts
Comprised means made up of or composed of: The committee comprised twelve members.
Traditional usage holds that a whole comprises its parts, not the reverse—so "comprised of" is technically incorrect, though it appears frequently.
The construction The team is comprised of veterans and rookies bothers careful writers, who prefer "composed of" or "consists of" in such sentences.
Calm and self-possessed
- constitutedMade up of parts
- formedGiven definite shape
- made upConcocted or reconciled
- constructedBuilt or assembled
assembled · built · structured · organized · configured · arranged · designed · engineered
Made part of
- containedKept within limits
- encompassedIncluded within bounds
- incorporatedLegally formed as company
- embracedHeld someone warmly
covered · entailed · involved · consisted of · accounted for · embodied · subsumed · enclosed
Fundamental parts or substances
- partsIndividual elements of whole
- componentsConstituent parts
- constituentsParts of a whole
- membersPeople in an organization
sections · segments · portions · pieces · units · ingredients · divisions · modules
composed
Calm and self-possessed
- constitutedMade up of parts
- formedGiven definite shape
- made upConcocted or reconciled
constructed · assembled · built · structured · organized · configured · arranged · designed · engineered · crafted
included
Made part of
- containedKept within limits
- encompassedIncluded within bounds
- incorporatedLegally formed as company
embraced · covered · entailed · involved · consisted of · accounted for · embodied · subsumed · enclosed · enveloped
elements
Fundamental parts or substances
- partsIndividual elements of whole
- componentsConstituent parts
- constituentsParts of a whole
members · sections · segments · portions · pieces · units · ingredients · divisions · modules · factors