Synonyms of capping

capping

verb

present participle of cap

as in limiting

to set bounds or an upper limit for

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• limiting
• restricting
• tightening
• confining
• blocking
• holding down
• circumscribing
• hindering
• impeding
• obstructing
• suppressing
• narrowing
• modifying
• hampering
• barring
• squeezing
• contracting
• lessening
• pinching
• qualifying
• numbering
• repressing
• constricting
• quelling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exceeding
• expanding
• widening
• broadening
• overreaching
• overextending

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of capping

The Beacon-News) Callaway padded that lead after Maroa-Forsyth turned the ball over on downs, bobbling a screen pass from Vasquez before gathering it in and capping off a 77-yard reception for another TD. — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026

The only score in the first half came on a 2-yard touchdown run from Nolan Scott, capping an 80-yard drive for the Sea Kings. — Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026

The recent adoption of the Enhanced ASEAN Guidelines for Strengthening Resilience and Repair of Submarine Cables—which recommends capping repair processing times at 10 days—is a vital step forward. — Kapil Kumar Jain, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2026

Her goals include expanding Medicare’s ability to negotiate prescription prices and capping insulin at $35 a month for everyone. — Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Nov. 2026

Hochul led Blakeman by a landslide with the early reporting, capping off a remarkable political comeback from her uncomfortably narrow first reelection win in 2022. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026

That has happened in 11 of its last 40 reports, and AMD has had moves as large as 19% in its last four, emphasizing the importance of capping the risk with the long wings. — Julia Spina, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

As with rent control, abolishing or capping property taxes addresses one symptom of the problem while exacerbating the underlying disease. — M. Nolan Gray, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026

Jones led a fourth-quarter scoring drive, capping it with a 2-yard TD run on fourth down. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026