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

That includes supporting candidates while acting in their official capacities. — Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

But this target will require sustained political will across multiple election cycles, as well as institutional capacities that do not yet fully exist. — Jonas Nahm, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026

Each of the ships are designed to feel like private yachts—Windstar’s sailing ships have guest capacities of just 148 and 342 passengers for an ultra-exclusive and boutique atmosphere. — Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026

In deal that showcases the short story as a dominant form of source material, Netflix has picked Understudy, a hot TV package that has Steven Yeun and Phil Lord and Chris Miller attached in various capacities. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

The iPhone Duo starts at $1,999, with storage capacities ranging from 256 gigabytes to 2 terabytes. — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

The documentary asserts Musk has vastly overstated the capacities of Tesla vehicles, dazzling 60 Minutes’ Lesley Stahl and other journalists with displays of his electric cars proceeding under their own guidance, while hiding a frightening reality. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026

In recent months, data center projects with potential capacities of several hundred megawatts have been announced in the country. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026

Riding on this wave of success, Xiaomi seems to be betting that these huge capacities can make their way out of niche status and into the mainstream. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026