Synonyms of capacity

capacity

noun

kə-ˈpa-sə-tē 

1

as in volume

the largest number or amount that something can hold

the seating capacity of the school auditorium is 800 people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• volume
• load
• area
• real estate
• complement
• cubage
• space
• fill
• burden
• measure
• room
• fullness
• stowage

2

as in position

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

• position
• job
• function
• situation
• employment
• place
• post
• connection
• employ
• appointment
• berth
• office
• billet
• work
• profession
• duty
• business
• occupation
• career
• task
• spot
• service
• living
• practice
• pursuit
• trade
• vocation
• engagement
• mission
• calling
• gig
• line
• posting
• livelihood
• racket
• lifework

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unemployment
• avocation
• joblessness

3

as in role

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

• role
• purpose
• task
• job
• function
• work
• part
• position
• place
• business
• mission
• participation
• involvement
• duty
• concern
• situation
• office
• responsibility
• use
• activity
• service
• vocation
• occupation
• hand
• post
• commission
• niche
• employ
• assignment
• pursuit
• charge
• affair
• calling

4

as in ability

the physical or mental power to do something

not everyone has the capacity for learning higher math

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ability
• capability
• faculty
• talent
• aptitude
• competence
• capableness
• skill
• competency
• facility
• equipment
• reason
• gift
• instinct
• knack
• endowment
• prowess
• understanding
• intelligence
• resources
• address
• dexterity
• potency
• influence
• resourcefulness
• usefulness
• adequacy
• gray matter
• effectiveness
• fitness
• aptness
• might
• means
• adroitness
• deftness
• staying power
• hand
• wherewithal
• stuff
• ken
• puissance
• form
• effectualness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inability
• disability
• incapacity
• incompetence
• incompetency
• incapability
• ineptitude
• ineptness
• paralysis
• weakness
• deficiency
• impotence
• powerlessness
• helplessness
• inadequacy
• impairment
• incapableness
• ineffectiveness
• defectiveness
• uselessness
• inefficacy
• ineffectuality
• incapacitation
• disablement
• inadequateness
• debilitation
• ineffectualness
• inefficaciousness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of capacity

Rooms Since its 2023 renovation, the hotel’s capacity decreased from 104 rooms to just 80, made up of 44 rooms and 36 suites, all of which have gained a generous amount of space. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026

There’s drinking, dancing, free pool, karaoke nights and late-night smash burgers all in one giant, eclectic space with 250 seats and a capacity of 600 guests. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

School officials say the roughly 150,000-square-foot facility significantly expands ECC’s capacity to prepare students for careers in advanced manufacturing and other high-demand technical fields, with modern classrooms and labs. — Rick West, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

But much of today’s commercial launch capacity still depends on the same concentrated federal infrastructure. — Mark Montgomery, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026