Synonyms of capped

capped

verb

past tense of cap

as in limited

to set bounds or an upper limit for

the senator will propose a bill to cap prices for home heating oil

Synonyms & Similar Words

• limited
• restricted
• tightened
• confined
• circumscribed
• blocked
• held down
• hampered
• hindered
• suppressed
• impeded
• barred
• narrowed
• modified
• obstructed
• squeezed
• contracted
• pinched
• lessened
• numbered
• repressed
• qualified
• constricted
• quelled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exceeded
• expanded
• broadened
• widened
• overextended
• overreached

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of capped

The Wildcats responded with an eight-play, 60-yard drive capped by Chiles’ 25-yard touchdown pass to Himon. — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

Ultimately, Jenkins capped the drive with a 4-yard keeper, putting UCF ahead 34-27 with 33 seconds remaining in the third quarter. — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026

The Heat, which is hard-capped, added Nick Richards on a nonguaranteed deal but otherwise seems to be holding onto a spot in case something needle-moving shakes free on the buyout market in the months ahead. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

In New York, students through second grade will—officially, at least—have no one-to-one time with devices; students between third and fifth grade will be limited to thirty minutes per day; and middle schoolers will be capped at forty-five minutes. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026

The use of such accounts would be capped at one hour per day. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026

Mensah capped that drive with a 23-yard touchdown pass to Toney and the two connected on a 2-yard score on the next possession with Toney punctuating both TDs with a Heisman pose for the Hurricanes fans in that corner of the stadium. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

The first round of September Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in four days. — Emily Danner, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026

Ballard entered late in the third quarter and immediately led a 67-yard scoring drive in 10 plays, capped by an 8-yard TD run by Micah Johnson. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026