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

Comcast’s cable division has been trying to reverse customer losses over the past year by offering a five-year price guarantee and plans without data caps. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026

Formal negotiations have been put on hold until after the vote, meaning the incoming administration will be left to reconcile these regional energy purchases with spending caps required by the post-default debt deals. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 29 July 2026

Medicare Advantage, despite offering more benefits and cost caps, faces issues with gaming, excessive prior authorization, and a focus on superficial perks. — Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Sangare is an Ivory Coast international who has won 58 international caps, which include appearances in all four of his country’s games at this summer’s World Cup. — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 28 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

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

Verb

The green light from Paramount+ caps a seven-year journey by CBS Studios, which owns the TV rights to Clueless, to get a series based on the classic movie starring Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy and Paul Rudd off the ground. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 July 2026

California’s Proposition 13 caps the statewide property tax rate at 1% of assessed value—a constitutional ceiling that’s why San Francisco couldn’t just add a percentage surcharge the way New York did. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 30 July 2026

Zoox’s approval caps its yearslong effort to commercialize its robotaxi under regulations developed before self-driving technology emerged. — Reuters, NBC news, 30 July 2026

The Pennsylvania bill caps the number of nonfamily occupants in a home at five; Connecticut’s limit would be three. — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

Caps on large investors The one provision that has drawn more attention than any other is Title X, which caps single-family home ownership by large institutional investors at 350 homes. — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 27 July 2026

The birthday post caps off weeks of celebrations for the Maid in Manhattan actress, who has spent much of the month in Europe surrounded by family and friends. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

The rule caps fees for cards issued by large banks running on Visa and Mastercard’s networks. — Jeff Kauflin, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Burnham's arrival at Downing Street caps a decade-long political comeback. — Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026