Synonyms of capacities

capacities

noun

plural of capacity

1

as in volumes

the largest number or amount that something can hold

the seating capacity of the school auditorium is 800 people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• volumes
• loads
• areas
• spaces
• complements
• cubages
• real estates
• burdens
• measures
• fills
• room
• stowages

2

as in positions

an assignment at which one regularly works for pay

served in the capacity of the network's White House correspondent for a year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• positions
• jobs
• functions
• situations
• places
• employments
• posts
• connections
• appointments
• employs
• berths
• billets
• offices
• professions
• occupations
• works
• vocations
• duties
• pursuits
• services
• businesses
• callings
• tasks
• spots
• careers
• practices
• postings
• engagements
• missions
• trades
• livelihoods
• gigs
• lines
• livings
• rackets
• lifeworks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avocations
• unemployments

3

as in roles

the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists

offered advice in his capacity as a lawyer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roles
• purposes
• tasks
• functions
• jobs
• parts
• works
• positions
• places
• businesses
• missions
• activities
• concerns
• hands
• duties
• involvements
• situations
• services
• vocations
• offices
• responsibilities
• participations
• occupations
• affairs
• pursuits
• uses
• callings
• posts
• niches
• assignments
• commissions
• employs
• charges

4

as in abilities

the physical or mental power to do something

not everyone has the capacity for learning higher math

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abilities
• capabilities
• faculties
• talents
• aptitudes
• skills
• competencies
• competences
• reasons
• facilities
• instincts
• equipments
• gifts
• endowments
• intelligences
• resources
• knacks
• potencies
• hands
• understandings
• dexterities
• addresses
• prowesses
• influences
• adequacies
• mights
• gray matters
• means
• puissances
• stuff
• staying powers
• forms
• wherewithals
• kens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• incapacities
• inabilities
• disabilities
• incapabilities
• weaknesses
• deficiencies
• impotences
• inadequacies
• incompetencies
• ineptitudes
• incompetences
• impairments
• debilitations
• inefficacies
• ineffectualities
• incapacitations
• disablements
• paralyses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of capacities

Allies are also investing in ammunition production and other defense-industrial capacities. — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2026

These human capacities may become even more valuable as artificial intelligence automates increasing portions of technical and procedural labor. — Jason Benedict, Fortune, 7 July 2026

American has two paddle wheelers, both of which accommodate fewer than 200 passengers, plus more contemporary style vessels with similar capacities. — Jane Wooldridge, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026

More than a language, Webster gave American writers a certain belief in their capacities for language. — Literary Hub, 1 July 2026

In the near term the company is planning to advance commercial-scale REE refining with capacities ranging from 100 to 1,000 tons per year. — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026

In France — where temperatures soared even higher — Variety hears that the number of broken units led to many having to limit capacities. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 29 June 2026

The majority of the stadiums in the most recent tournament, which was hosted by Qatar, had maximum capacities of around 45,000 people, according to FIFA. — Doha Madani, NBC news, 26 June 2026

However, the panel unanimously affirmed the lower court’s decision, based on its earlier ruling that plaintiffs cannot sue government officials in their individual capacities for monetary damages – only the institution. — Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 26 June 2026