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

2 of 3

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

On the international stage, Rodriguez, who has 24 caps to her name, is challenging Cata Coll to be Spain’s No 1. — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Skoog, the mayor of Overland Park, said property taxes have become an affordability concern for homeowners in Kansas, but solutions would need to come from local decision-making, not state-wide caps. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026

Mimi said one customer had a picture of a scary clown in his profile and his name listed as MURDER, in all caps. — Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026

The policy statement published June 22 drops the individual holding caps that made last year’s consultation notorious, replaces them with a roughly £40 billion per-issuer issuance limit, and schedules the regime to go live in 2027. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Meanwhile, both New York and California are considering legislation on resale price caps as well. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026

The city under my feet had an animal’s warm, breathing give, scaled with glass and bottle caps and still-burning cigarettes. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026

Pitbull, 45, made history Sunday at American Express presents BST Hyde Park in London after 22,141 fans gathered wearing bald caps, setting the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people in bald caps. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

Remove the grates and burner caps if needed for soaking and cleaning. — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 12 July 2026

Verb

Platner's withdrawal caps days of turmoil that had engulfed his campaign and intensifies pressure on Democratic leaders to quickly coalesce around an alternative candidate. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 9 July 2026

Swift’s Emmy nomination caps off an already monumental beginning of July. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 8 July 2026

The closure caps mounting scrutiny of Utah’s troubled-teen industry, as families sue Provo Canyon over alleged mistreatment and Hilton’s advocacy helps drive new safeguards for youth nationwide. — Kathy McCormack, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Danhausen's match caps a storyline with Judgment Day and leans on his New York crossover appeal after WWE tied him to the Knicks' championship run. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

The evening caps off with a Polynesian dance performance where guests can learn the hula. — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2026

The result caps a deeply divisive election cycle in a country that has gone through nine presidents in the past decade. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

Snow said four Live Local skyscrapers of over 40 stories are now planned in Wynwood, where a special city zoning plan ordinarily caps building height at 12 stories. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026

Starting Wednesday, House Bill 504 caps bulk purchases of lottery tickets at $5,000 within a 24-hour period. — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026