consisting

Being composed of

Consisting appears almost exclusively in the phrase consisting of, meaning made up of or composed of: a team consisting of five members, a diet consisting mainly of vegetables.

The word functions as a present participle that introduces the components of something, breaking a whole into its parts.

composition

comprising

Making up collectively

constituted · assembled · constructed · built · combined · synthesized · amalgamated · blended · mixed · fused

inclusion

including

Containing as part

containing · embodying · involving · covering · subsuming · entailing · comprehending · enclosing · holding · enveloping

components

elements

Fundamental parts or substances

  • partsIndividual elements of whole
  • piecesParts of something divided
  • segmentsSeparate parts of something

units · modules · sections · portions · ingredients · members · constituents · factors · items · building blocks

structure

makeup

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framework · architecture · fabric · texture · pattern · layout · setup · formation · design · scheme

wholeness

totality

Complete aggregate amount

aggregate · complete · total · comprehensive · full · collective · unified · combined · overall · cumulative

Opposites
inclusion vs. exclusion of components

consistingexcluding

Leaving something out

lacking · omitting · missing · wanting

Phrases
Family

exist, existence, consistent, consistency, inconsistent, consist, inconsistency, existent, coexist

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G