cap (off)

verb

Definition of cap (off)next
as in to finish
to bring to a triumphant conclusion capped off the baseball season with 10-0 shutout

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cap (off)
  1. finish
  2. crown
  3. complete
  4. conclude
  5. culminate
Verb
  • Conwell finished Monday’s loss with five points on 2-of-4 shooting from the field and 1-of-3 shooting on threes, one rebound and one assist in eight minutes.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
  • MaxPreps records show Beyer finished 0-10 in 2018, 2021 and 2022.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of finish
Verb
  • Over the next few weeks, champions will be crowned all over the place.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Then again, the process of crowning a college football national champion – whether by playoff or the polls, as in the old days – always has been as messy as the sport itself.
    — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of crown
Verb
  • Rebuilding Together aims to scale its operations to complete at least 75 projects this year and reach 200 home repairs annually by 2030.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Bellisari completed 8 of 15 passes for 99 yards and rushed three times for 64 more.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of complete
Verb
  • Nvidia indicated that the committee will share its findings once the review concludes.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026
  • To conclude the first half, KU snuffed a UCF drive at the Jayhawks’ 36.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of conclude
Verb
  • The series gives audiences an inside look at how top music industry professionals put together pop groups today, culminating in a live finale where one girl band and one boy band face a live vote.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Yet rather than these narratives culminating in collective disruption, they are confined to the interior resonance of these popular characters.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of culminate
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“Cap (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cap%20%28off%29. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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