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
• 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

Options considered during the analysis included drilling holes in the existing piles and adding more steel inside, or widening the pile caps so more piles could be added on the outside. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026

Rate caps The interest rate on an ARM won't increase indefinitely; there are restrictions on ARM rates and adjustments. — Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

The deal compels Facebook and Instagram to adopt new child-safety rules, including daily time caps, school-hour notification bans, stronger age checks and expanded parental controls aimed at harmful content. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

At Xaverian, more than 75% of its players wear the Guardian caps. — Paul Burton, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

Ohio State caps that run at home and a trip to Iowa, which has beaten Nebraska in 10 of the last 11 seasons. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Evidence on price caps Researchers found that after two years under the price limit, Oregon saved over $107 million and outpatient prices per procedure fell by 25%. — Alex Olgin, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026

People exposed to early sugar limits also had longer leukocyte telomeres — protective caps on chromosomes that tend to shorten with age — equivalent to about two fewer years of biological aging. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026

For example, some participants said EPR policies should focus on litter reduction, such as encouraging producers to use nondetachable bottle caps. — Erin Victor, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026

Verb

People are coming in [wearing] Steelers wool caps with little pompoms on the top. — Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

China also pays plasma donors, but caps donations at every fortnight, up to 24 times a year – far fewer times than the US, where donors can roll up their sleeves up to twice a week, 104 times a year. — Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Current residential zoning caps many apartment buildings at 38 to 47 feet. — Adam Drakulic, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

The Dutch health ministry’s scheme for international top-sport events funds one-off competitions rather than recurring ones annually, and caps awards at €3 million. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

The series pickup caps a seven-year journey for Dungeon Crawler Carl, which originated in 2019 with vignettes Dinniman self-published on a digital platform as a hobby while not busy with his main job as a sketch artist at cat shows. — Peter White, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026

Happy with how everything went on her trip, Juliet caps it off with a toast. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026

The latest agreement with Xcel includes more money for the utility’s energy affordability program, which caps bills for low-income households. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, North Carolina also caps supplemental EC funding at 13% of a district’s student population. — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2026