consisted
Was made up
Consisted is the past tense of consist.
Something consists of its components or parts: The meal consisted of soup, salad, and bread.
To consist in something is to have that thing as its essence: Happiness consisted in simple pleasures.
The "consist of" construction is far more common than "consist in."
Formed by combining
- made upConcocted or reconciled
- formedGiven definite shape
- constitutedMade up of parts
- builtConstructed or assembled
structured · assembled · organized · configured · arranged · constructed · patterned · fashioned
Fundamental parts or substances
- componentsConstituent parts
- partsIndividual elements of whole
- piecesParts of something divided
- membersPeople in an organization
ingredients · units · sections · portions · segments · features · aspects · factors
Kept within limits
- incorporatedLegally formed as company
- encompassedIncluded within bounds
- embracedHeld someone warmly
- embodiedGiven corporeal expression
involved · held · subsumed · covered · entailed · comprehended · integrated
comprised
Formed by combining
- made upConcocted or reconciled
- formedGiven definite shape
- constitutedMade up of parts
built · structured · assembled · organized · configured · arranged · constructed · patterned · fashioned · designed
elements
Fundamental parts or substances
- componentsConstituent parts
- partsIndividual elements of whole
- piecesParts of something divided
members · ingredients · units · sections · portions · segments · features · aspects · factors · building blocks
contained
Kept within limits
- incorporatedLegally formed as company
- encompassedIncluded within bounds
- embracedHeld someone warmly
embodied · involved · held · subsumed · covered · entailed · comprehended · integrated
- consist ofBe composed of parts
- consisting ofMade up of
- consisted ofWas made from
- smooth consistency
- logical consistencyFreedom from self-contradiction
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