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

Health policy researchers at Georgetown University, for example, suggest capping annual deductibles, setting hospital price caps, and extending lower drug prices negotiated by Medicare to the private sector. — Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

The caps, which took effect in July, limit graduate students to $20,500 a year and professional students to $50,000 a year. — Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea,jessica Dickler,sarah Agostino,greg Iacurci,lorie Konish,annie Nova,sharon Epperson,stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

Officials said the speed caps were lifted on Saturday, and the service was restored. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

The highest-tier Loaded plan, which starts at $95 / month for one line, bumps things up a little more, offering access to up to three Picks per line for the first three lines (T-Mobile caps this plan at 11 perks in total). — Emma Roth, The Verge, 26 Oct. 2026

In 2020, Portland voters approved caps on annual rent hikes tied to inflation. — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

Aside from paper and plastic debris, the Yellowstone Geology Program retrieved roughly 10,700 rocks and sticks, more than 360 hats and plenty of camera lens caps, hair ties and pacifiers, National Geographic reported. — Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Finished projects can be exported as print-ready 300 DPI PDFs with professional typography and drop caps. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2026

Large, thin components, including fuel-tank end caps, can slow rapidly high in the atmosphere before heating enough to burn away. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Verb

Not just NextDC NextDC’s share plunge caps a rough few weeks for data center and AI infrastructure companies. — Jay Ganglani, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

The decision caps a turbulent year of UIL eligibility battles across North Texas high school sports. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026

Space, power and pathway are almost impossible to add later, so a project without reserved communications rooms and cable routes caps its capacity on opening day. — Stephen Farrugia, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Its release caps off a whirlwind year for the 30-year-old director. — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026

SoFi Like LightStream, SoFi caps personal loans at $100,000 with competitive rates, no origination fees and same-day funding for eligible borrowers. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026

Residents point to a 2016 agreement between the developer and the Forks of the Patuxent Improvement Association that explicitly caps the development at 2,060 homes. — Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

The series order caps a more than three-year journey for the project, which stems from Coogler’s five-year exclusive television deal with Disney, the parent company of Hulu, 20th TV and Onyx. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Fox News has given news personnel like Peter Doocy and Jacqui Heinrich their own solo hours on weekends, and caps off its weekday schedule with a news hour led by Trace Gallagher. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026