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

People use all caps to indicate heightened emotion and avoid the formality of proper punctuation, which now seems stilted, even stern. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Many public service careers, now requiring graduate degrees, face lower borrowing caps, potentially making these vital professions inaccessible. — Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Companies such as Old Dominion command elite market caps by maintaining industry-leading operating ratios, premium pricing power and superior service standards, according to analysts. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 8 July 2026

The potential acquisition would allow lenders to get around the federal debit-card fee caps. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 July 2026

An early sign that this is happening is the phenomenon of companies putting caps and limits on how much their employees can spend on AI tokens, the basic cost-unit of AI. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 7 July 2026

That threatens to pinch access and evacuation during a wildfire and caps what developers can do — though some, like the Conger Group and Hawkins, have advanced plans regardless. — Mark Dee july 7, Idaho Statesman, 7 July 2026

In addition to new limits for graduate students, the student loan overhaul includes caps for parents who take out education loans for their children under a federal program. — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Many stadiums and festival grounds enforce clear-bag policies or size caps that will force you to ditch supplies at the entrance. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 6 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

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

And judging by the throbbing snippet that caps off the video they might not be done. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026