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
• employ
• post
• connection
• appointment
• berth
• office
• billet
• work
• profession
• duty
• business
• occupation
• career
• task
• spot
• service
• living
• practice
• pursuit
• trade
• vocation
• mission
• engagement
• calling
• posting
• gig
• line
• livelihood
• practise
• 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
• rôle
• participation
• duty
• involvement
• concern
• situation
• office
• responsibility
• activity
• use
• vocation
• service
• occupation
• hand
• post
• niche
• employ
• assignment
• commission
• 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

Examples of capacity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The two women had met in a professional capacity when Medley styled Raphael’s handbag campaigns. —Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 15 Oct. 2024

This interpretation threatens to undermine decades of civil rights progress and limits the EPA’s capacity to enforce protections for marginalized communities facing disproportionate environmental harm. —Monica Sanders, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024

Earlier this year, Chanel announced a partnership with Shanghai’s Power Station of Art that would see the restoration and enhancement of that museum, its collection, and its capacity to do research. —Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2024

And despite the car’s architecture and strictly two-person capacity, the rear-trunk compartment is fairly commodious and practical for weekend jaunts, golf clubs or skis notwithstanding. —Robert Ross, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024