Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun content

7 senses of content

Sense 1
content -- (everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something; "he emptied the contents of his pockets"; "the two groups were similar in content")
       => collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage -- (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)

Sense 2
message, content, subject matter, substance -- (what a communication that is about something is about)
       => communication -- (something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)

Sense 3
content -- (the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.)
       => proportion -- (the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole)

Sense 4
capacity, content -- (the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons")
       => volume -- (the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object; "the gas expanded to twice its original volume")

Sense 5
content, cognitive content, mental object -- (the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned)
       => cognition, knowledge, noesis -- (the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning)

Sense 6
contentedness, content -- (the state of being contented with your situation in life; "he relaxed in sleepy contentedness"; "they could read to their heart's content")
       => acceptance -- (the state of being acceptable and accepted; "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club")

Sense 7
subject, content, depicted object -- (something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation; "a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject")
       => thing -- (a separate and self-contained entity)

Antonyms of verb content

1 of 2 senses of content

Sense 2
content -- (make content; "I am contented")
       Antonym of discontent (Sense 1)
      => discontent -- (make dissatisfied)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb content

2 senses of content

Sense 1
content -- (satisfy in a limited way; "He contented himself with one glass of beer per day")
       => limit, circumscribe, confine -- (restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day")

Sense 2
content -- (make content; "I am contented")
       => satisfy, gratify -- (make happy or satisfied)

Antonyms of adj content

1 sense of content

Sense 1
contented (vs. discontented), content -- (satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are; "a contented smile")


Similarity of adj content

1 sense of content

Sense 1
contented (vs. discontented), content -- (satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are; "a contented smile")
       => complacent, self-satisfied, self-complacent -- (contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions; "he had become complacent after years of success"; "his self-satisfied dignity")
       => satisfied -- (filled with satisfaction; "a satisfied customer")
       => smug, self-satisfied -- (marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction; "a smug glow of self-congratulation")
          Also See-> happy#1; pleased#1