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

The hardware platform comes in scalable capacities between 60 kWh and 400 kWh and is currently undergoing the formal classification process for DNV marine certification. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026

Haney rejected these claims, saying amendments limit the bill to tickets for events at venues with capacities under 3,000. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026

The Ultra 2 has a much larger 800mAh battery capacity compared with the 390mAh or 445mAh capacities in the 40mm and 44mm versions of the Watch 9, respectively. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026

These are precisely the capacities a rigorous liberal arts education is built to develop. — Dr. Alan Kadish, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026

While resilience helps withstand pressure, sustained excellence demands a deliberate rhythm between effort and recovery, protecting essential leadership capacities. — Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

But in the past two years, the likes of Claude and ChatGPT have dramatically expanded the capacities of agents—and, in doing so, have spurred a rethinking of how the internet itself works. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

Jones got a late start making features, but everything in his life has been geared toward it, from his work as a critic and working for Martin Scorsese in various capacities for 35 years to serving as director of the New York Film Festival. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Aug. 2026

For a rocket company, SpaceX is spending a lot of money to build out its AI capacities. — Rob Wile, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026