Synonyms of caps

caps 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of cap

as in pills

a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally

I prefer to take my medicine as caps rather than in liquid form

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pills
• tablets
• capsules
• doses
• drugs
• lozenges
• medications
• drops
• remedies
• pharmaceuticals
• physics
• preparations
• cures
• dosages
• potions
• specifics
• medicinals
• wonder drugs
• miracle drugs
• gelcaps
• boluses
• pilules

caps

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noun (2)

plural of cap

1

as in hats

a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown

grabbed a cap and plopped it on his head before running out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hats
• helmets
• headdresses
• headgears
• headpieces
• lids
• chapeaus
• hoods
• bonnets
• berets
• skullcaps
• turbans
• helms
• shakos
• panamas
• toques
• baseball caps
• kepis
• bowlers
• fezzes
• sunbonnets
• pillboxes
• casques
• tricornes
• tams
• toppers
• fedoras
• cloches
• service caps
• sombreros
• silk hats
• hard hats
• top hats
• birettas
• high hats
• garrison caps
• picture hats
• Stetsons
• plug hats
• opera hats
• stocking caps
• miters
• boaters
• overseas caps
• cocked hats
• castors
• derbies
• cowboy hats
• leghorns
• cowls
• calottes
• kufis
• homburgs
• stovepipes
• billycocks
• capuches
• sou'westers
• skimmers
• porkpie hats
• ten-gallon hats
• warbonnets
• nightcaps
• zucchettos
• tam-o'-shanters

2

as in lids

a piece placed over an open container to hold in, protect, or conceal its contents

I can't find the cap to the milk bottle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lids
• tops
• covers
• hoods
• roofs
• coverings
• jackets
• domes
• casings
• cases
• shells
• capsules
• housings
• sheaths

3

as in limits

a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go

a cap on player salary expenditures was suggested as a way to keep small market teams competitive

Synonyms & Similar Words

• limits
• limitations
• lines
• confines
• boundaries
• ends
• ceilings
• terminations
• barriers
• bounds
• extents
• edges
• rims
• borders
• fences
• margins
• walls
• extremities
• brims
• termini
• restraints
• fag ends
• hedges
• bars
• stops
• verges
• outsides

caps

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cap

as in restricts

to set bounds or an upper limit for

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• limits
• restricts
• tightens
• confines
• blocks
• holds down
• circumscribes
• bars
• narrows
• hampers
• hinders
• numbers
• contracts
• suppresses
• obstructs
• impedes
• modifies
• pinches
• squeezes
• constricts
• lessens
• represses
• qualifies
• quells

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exceeds
• expands
• broadens
• widens
• overreaches
• overextends

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of caps

Noun

Without federal action, the panel would recommend the Florida Legislature join multi-state agreements on issues ranging from student pay and eligibility to caps on student-athlete agent compensation. — Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026

The law allows price caps on certain homes to keep them affordable, then restricts who can buy them, based on income. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026

Johnson’s letter mentions the possibility of providing caps to some portions of I-77. — Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026

Today at the bottom of the list in all caps sits the name of Jay Roach, the movie director whom Hoffs met on a blind date in 1991. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Plus, the proposal would institute caps on patient out-of-pocket spending and offer supplemental benefits to all, such as dental, vision and hearing. — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

In the two decades prior to these caps, the annual budget closed, on average, 1/10th of 1% in the black. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026

The former governor, a Democrat, made climate change central to his agenda while in office, signing several legislative packages seeking to address the issue, including efforts to establish emission caps. — Amanda Jackson, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026

Advocates have said that the federal loan caps could push more borrowers to private lenders such as SoFi and Navient. — Annie Nova, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026

Verb

This blockbuster signing caps a transformative summer for Real Madrid, which also saw the arrivals of Marc Cucurella, Carlos Espi, and Denzel Dumfries, plus free transfers for Bernardo Silva and Ibrahima Konate. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

The sale caps a turbulent and controversial history for Amadea. — Robert Frank, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

The deal caps a year-long process after the two companies last July retained Wells Fargo to explore a potential sale. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2026

The lack of stellar velo certainly caps his ceiling as a backend type, but that outcome would represent a great scouting and development story for the Rays. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026

The accident caps a chaotic Giants season marked by social-media flare-ups, on-field insubordination and a Pride Night uniform dispute. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

California’s Proposition 13 caps the statewide property tax rate at 1% of assessed value—a constitutional ceiling that’s why San Francisco couldn’t just add a percentage surcharge the way New York did. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 30 July 2026

Zoox’s approval caps its yearslong effort to commercialize its robotaxi under regulations developed before self-driving technology emerged. — Reuters, NBC news, 30 July 2026

Caps on large investors The one provision that has drawn more attention than any other is Title X, which caps single-family home ownership by large institutional investors at 350 homes. — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 27 July 2026