I need another word for comprised

mavilabride4evah

What's another way to say "The Department's budget is comprised of" without saying "is made up of"?

I'm having complete brain farts and writers block today.  That's why I'm in here causing trouble instead of working

mfransdell

consists of?

**NM, that would also mean the same thing. duh.

ladysingstheblues

included.

or "is stuffed with"

I'd go with included

WyWysMommy

According to Microsoft Word synonyms for comprise are:

Consist
Include
Encompass
Contain
Cover
Embrace
Involve

Good Luck!

janjag

What about amalgam?

mavilabride4evah

Thanks! I have a whole list of words now lol.  Dur.

We tend to use "is comprised of" a lot.  We also use "was noted" in almost every sentence.  Sometimes coming up with different ways of saying things takes longer than writing the report itself.