1
as in ending
the last part of a process or action
the capper to the campaign rally was an appearance by the candidate himself
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in clincher
something (as a fact or argument) that is decisive or overwhelming
she was smart, she was pretty, but here's the capper—she was kind, unlike the other girls
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of capper
Below, during the spoiler portion of THR’s recent wide-ranging chat with Radio Silence, Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett also discuss Gellar’s reaction to her character’s death, as well as the status of a potential trilogy capper.
—
Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
The Oscar is a capper on Buckley’s pitch-perfect awards run for the nuclear grade tearjerker about grief, mysticism, and the power of motherhood.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 15 Mar. 2026
The project manager positioned it as the capper for the year.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
The capper was a blowout loss in the Wild Card round to the Rams, who harassed Darnold into nine sacks.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for capper
Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
The Oscar is a capper on Buckley’s pitch-perfect awards run for the nuclear grade tearjerker about grief, mysticism, and the power of motherhood.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 15 Mar. 2026
The project manager positioned it as the capper for the year.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
The capper was a blowout loss in the Wild Card round to the Rams, who harassed Darnold into nine sacks.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for capper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capper
Noun
-
These periods tend to bring sudden news, endings, breakthroughs or a turning point.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
-
Most romances begin with normal life and build to a happy ending.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Game 5, a potential clincher for the Ducks, is in Edmonton on Tuesday.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
27 Apr. 2026
-
The second man advantage of the second overtime was the clincher for the Stars, who led after the first period, trailed after the second period, tied it in the third and in the end found a way to rally.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
McFarlane’s first interim spell obviously represents far too small a sample to draw any definitive conclusions about his tactical style.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
-
The 2025 paper comes to the conclusion that the result wouldn’t be great.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
The company wants to be allowed to use a commercial crusher to process the rock on site, but says it wouldn’t be done frequently.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2026
-
The rock crusher itself appeared to be a mobile unit, not a permanent one.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
Initially, the series finale against the Diamondbacks produced little suspense.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
-
Following this week’s Season 4 finale of Invincible, creator Robert Kirkman explained one major change from the comic books.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Sandwich Upgrades Our testers loved reaching for these condiments and toppers to really up their sandwich game.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Apr. 2026
-
On March 19, street toppers were removed from the street.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Toward the end of 2023, Dukes was arrested after leading police on a high-speed chase from west suburban Oak Brook to Chicago.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
-
The Bruins managed to keep it tight through the end of the first, with the Sabres taking that 1-0 lead into the first intermission.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
All these factors combined lead to more walks.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
-
This is basically every aerophobic flier’s worst nightmare, and Harlin does a solid job of maintaining the fear factor and shock right up to the moment of Rich’s decision to dump fuel and ditch, since the nearest airport, Guam, is out of range.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Capper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capper. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
