baseball cap

noun

Definition of baseball capnext
as in top hat

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Recent Examples of baseball cap This hat offered much better protection than a baseball cap, and the wide brim kept the sun off my face and neck. — Gentry Hale, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026 The video showed Robinson standing in a room at the Washington County Sheriff’s Office wearing a T-shirt and baseball cap. — ABC News, 8 July 2026 He was last seen wearing a black t-shirt, red pants and either a Milwaukee Bucks or Chicago Bulls baseball cap. — Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 8 July 2026 There was a phone book, camera film canisters, metal pins, the tattered remains of a baseball cap and an orange t-shirt with the outline of a giant thumbs up. — Rylan Digiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for baseball cap
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baseball cap
  1. top hat
  2. silk hat
  3. cowboy hat
  4. stocking cap
  5. garrison cap
  6. cocked hat
  7. service cap
  8. picture hat
Noun
  • Depp hobbled around — supported by a cane, sporting a dusty top hat, and ensconced behind a wrought iron gate — while fans shouted out questions.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026
  • Then, Depp emerged, fully transformed into the curmudgeonly character with makeup and Scrooge’s iconic black coat and matching top hat.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 23 July 2026
Definition of top hat
Noun
  • Moriya wore a Western-style morning coat and a silk hat that belonged to Prince Takamodo, the late father of Princess Ayako.
    — Megan Friedman, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Oct. 2018
  • Making big money as head of the Empire State Building and a bank, Smith moved to Fifth Avenue and swapped his brown derby for a silk hat.
    — Edward Kosner, WSJ, 25 Sep. 2018
Definition of silk hat
Noun
  • Each guest was gifted with their own cowboy hat and bandana, a hometown tribute to the couple’s Texas roots.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
  • In the photos — which have been formatted to look like a TIME cover shoot, in partnership with the magazine itself — Digger dons a beige cowboy hat, a gray suit, a bolo tie, and snakeskin boots.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Definition of cowboy hat
Noun
  • The original glass Bearista cold cup came with a straw and was shaped like a teddy bear with a green Starbucks stocking cap on its head.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • The arrest has drawn widespread attention, as the child had just returned home from preschool with his father and was wearing a Spider Man backpack and blue stocking cap with bunny ears when detained.
    — Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Jan. 2026
Definition of stocking cap
Noun
  • The garrison cap worn by her grandfather, Tech.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Mandatory class attire includes gray pants, a black pelt, gray button-up shirt and a garrison cap.
    — Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Definition of garrison cap
Noun
  • One of the most popular traditional costumes was the bauta, which consisted of a full mask, a cape that covered the head and shoulders, and a tricorn or cocked hat.
    — Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Heather Wilson, a nurse anesthetist, wore huge fake eyelashes and an absurd cocked hat.
    — William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 15 May 2021
Definition of cocked hat
Noun
  • This regulatory void raises concerns about exclusions for pre-existing conditions, potential service caps, and the absence of comprehensive coverage for preventive care.
    — Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • And blowing a whistle, a proletarian prophet in a red service cap.
    — Ostap Kin, The New York Review of Books, 23 Mar. 2022
Definition of service cap
Noun
  • Okay, Emily is wearing a picture hat that makes her previous hat look tiny.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 2 May 2025
Definition of picture hat

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“Baseball cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baseball%20cap. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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