Synonyms of cape

cape 1 of 2

noun (1)

as in cloak

a sleeveless garment worn so as to hang over the shoulders, arms, and back

the mysterious figure wrapped his cape tightly around his shoulders

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cloak
• capote
• mantle
• frock
• manteau
• pelisse
• manta
• shawl
• mantilla
• cowl
• poncho
• burnoose
• capelet
• tippet
• sarape
• palatine
• joseph
• capuchin
• pelerine
• serape
• stole
• burnous
• wrap
• mantelet
• domino
• roquelaure

cape

2 of 2

noun (2)

ˈkāp 

as in peninsula

an area of land that juts out into a body of water

residents fled the cape as the hurricane roared up the coast

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peninsula
• point
• arm
• promontory
• spit
• ness
• headland
• foreland
• breakwater
• jetty

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cape

Noun

The star completed her look with a black leather jacket and strappy black heels. 12 of 15 Lucy Liu In N.Y.C., Lucy Liu attended the Rosemead premiere during the 2025 Tribeca Festival in a black ballgown with white floral embellishments and a matching sheer cape. —Catherine Santino, People.com, 11 June 2025

No Superman cape for Tyrese Haliburton to put on like in Game 1. —Joe Vardon, New York Times, 9 June 2025

Video generation technology emerged in public in 2022 with Meta’s crude video of a flying Corgi wearing a red cape and sunglasses. —Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025

Their spin on it is a batter summoned from the dugout wearing a James Brown-esque cape and a gleaming golden helmet — an honor that went to Joe Lytle, who came to bat in the top of the ninth for the Bananas’ Anaheim opponent, the Firefighters. —Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025