Synonyms of capital

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noun

1

as in center

a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest

during the 1980s Silicon Valley became the capital of the computer industry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• center
• hub
• mecca
• base
• focus
• heart
• nucleus
• core
• seat
• locus
• central
• nexus
• epicenter
• headquarters
• nerve center
• axis
• ground zero
• playground
• navel
• cynosure
• omphalos
• where it's at
• eye
• hotbed
• attraction
• hive
• hot spot
• essence
• magnet
• kernel
• happy hunting ground
• playland
• pith
• soul
• loadstone
• thick
• quintessence
• nub
• deep
• lodestone
• polestar

2

as in assets

the total of one's money and property

invested nearly all of their capital in the new business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assets
• wealth
• money
• funds
• fortune
• riches
• worth
• things
• means
• holdings
• opulence
• substance
• prosperity
• possessions
• savings
• resources
• success
• finances
• effects
• property
• wherewithal
• affluence
• acquisition
• abundance
• belongings
• wallet
• paraphernalia
• chattels
• treasury
• personal property
• bankroll
• treasure
• accession
• deep pockets
• personalty
• reserve
• valuables
• nest egg

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liabilities
• debts
• indebtedness

capital

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adjective

ˈka-pə-tᵊl 

1

as in main

coming before all others in importance

the capital goal of the effort is to assimilate the new immigrants

Synonyms & Similar Words

• main
• highest
• greatest
• primary
• predominant
• dominant
• foremost
• central
• big
• principal
• first
• leading
• key
• chief
• supreme
• sovereign
• cardinal
• premier
• great
• prior
• primal
• overriding
• paramount
• master
• number one
• overbearing
• top
• grand
• major
• No. 1
• sovran
• outstanding
• overmastering
• preeminent
• arch
• distinguished
• signal
• eminent
• high-level
• important
• illustrious
• senior
• superior
• numero uno
• notable
• prestigious
• influential
• stellar
• star
• noteworthy
• significant
• noble
• unequalled
• mighty
• unparalleled
• incomparable
• momentous
• famous
• famed
• unequaled
• unsurpassed
• celebrated
• matchless
• renowned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• least
• last
• minor
• negligible
• insignificant
• secondary
• slight
• trivial
• unimportant
• collateral
• subordinate
• inferior
• inconsiderable
• trifling
• inconsequential
• subsidiary

2

as in excellent

of the very best kind

a truly capital idea, which I highly endorse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excellent
• great
• beautiful
• wonderful
• prime
• terrific
• lovely
• superb
• fabulous
• stellar
• awesome
• fantastic
• hot
• quality
• marvellous
• fine
• marvelous
• divine
• heavenly
• famous
• immense
• classic
• top
• first-class
• grand
• superior
• cool
• high-class
• frontline
• splendid
• too much
• superlative
• par excellence
• brave
• noble
• banner
• first-rate
• sensational
• exceptional
• supernal
• topping
• sterling
• topflight
• blue-chip
• neat
• out of this world
• prize
• unsurpassed
• good
• swell
• cracking
• top-notch
• righteous
• choice
• radical
• top-shelf
• blue-ribbon
• boss
• first-string
• dynamite
• number one
• adequate
• slick
• better
• gilt-edge
• decent
• keen
• wizard
• mean
• groovy
• peachy
• down
• A1
• primo
• special
• fab
• gangbuster
• out-of-sight
• dandy
• bumper
• crackerjack
• dope
• hype
• gone
• top-of-the-line
• bonny
• traditional
• No. 1
• bully
• five-star
• peachy keen
• acceptable
• classical
• gangbusters
• fantabulous
• gilt-edged
• satisfactory
• four-star
• nifty
• prizewinning
• tip-top
• premium
• corking
• all right
• bonnie
• phat
• tolerable
• numero uno
• brag
• bang-up
• boffo
• A-OK
• jim-dandy
• okay
• high-grade
• fancy
• standard
• passable
• OK
• high-test
• select
• superfine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poor
• terrible
• awful
• wretched
• rotten
• vile
• pathetic
• atrocious
• lousy
• bad
• inferior
• unsatisfactory
• substandard
• low-grade
• execrable
• middling
• second-class
• mediocre
• second-rate

Examples of capital in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Outside the state capital Boise, several fires in the Boise National Forest have burned more than 350,000 acres. —Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024

Some people had returned, and many who fled the fighting in the east had settled in the capital. —Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2024

Adjective

Flores pleaded guilty to non-capital murder and to arson, and Skinner sentenced him to two life sentences for murder and one for arson. —Elizabeth Zavala, San Antonio Express-News, 25 July 2022

Ohio State reported a post-capital loans payments deficit of $41 million, and according to internal news reporting will examine the possibility of taking out an interest-bearing loan from its university at the end of this calendar year. —Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Feb. 2022