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
• chapeaus
• lids
• hoods
• bonnets
• berets
• skullcaps
• turbans
• shakos
• panamas
• toques
• baseball caps
• kepis
• fezzes
• sunbonnets
• helms
• pillboxes
• casques
• tricornes
• tams
• toppers
• fedoras
• cloches
• service caps
• sombreros
• silk hats
• bowlers
• 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

Jota, who won 49 caps for Portugal and wore the No 21 shirt for his country, had his national shirt number inherited by Neves in August last year. — Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Capacity caps, project stop triggers and expectation resets can help teams stop low-value work and refocus their time. — Steve Pemberton, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

That was before the House settlement’s roster caps, a controversial feature that reduced the size of some sports’ rosters. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026

The bill would also provide new protections for student-athletes, including caps on agent endorsement fees as well as scholarship and health benefits for athletes. — Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

Compare both service fees and coverage caps before deciding which plan offers the better value. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

What ended up dropping prices was an end to the production caps, which allowed for more new Maseratis and Chevys and more used cars as buyers upgraded and sold their old vehicles. — David Freedlander, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026

Lawmakers debate debt relief proposals As debtors and labor unions gathered outside Congress on Wednesday, lawmakers agreed to take up 50 proposals to ease household debt, including interest-rate caps and refinancing plans. — Débora Rey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Mets players began wearing NYPD and FDNY hats that day to honor the first responders, an acknowledgement that stemmed from Zeile trading caps with a police officer during a visit to Ground Zero. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 10 Sep. 2026

Verb

Small and mid-size businesses run up to 25 different apps to get a full view of their data, and that sprawl caps their ability to get real insight. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

The ruling caps a yearlong clash among Missouri courts, Secretary of State Denny Hoskins and redistricting opponents, who forced a statewide referendum on the new map onto November’s ballot. — David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

The league's current collective bargaining agreement caps the number of international games at 10. — Alex Sherman, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

The president caps off the event with a speech Thursday night. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026

Some of the details have irked school officials because the act caps conference membership at 19 teams and requires schools moving between conferences to spend five years as an independent. — Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

Hanaway’s application caps off a day of anger for Missouri Republicans who spent much of Friday excoriating the state Supreme Court’s decision. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026

The government's achievement caps a political transformation that has seen the Italian leader move from outsider to establishment figure since becoming Italy’s first female prime minister in 2022. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

However a city ordinance caps the number of available non-franchise licenses at seven. — Sonjirose Chin, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026