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

By easing the stringent balance sheet caps that previously treated Treasurys and prime brokerage loans, which are collateralized, the same as riskier assets, regulators gave dealers greater flexibility to deploy balance sheet capital. — Hugh Son, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

The deal gives the Timberwolves another year of cost certainty in managing future salary caps around the next maximum contracts anticipated for star guards Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball. — CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

The new deal gives the Timberwolves another year of cost certainty in managing future salary caps around the next maximum contracts anticipated for star guards Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

The New Era x Spike Lee x New York Knicks caps are made with the 59Fifty silhouette awash in the signature Knicks blue and emblazoned with a classic Knicks logo on the front of the crown. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

Separately, the Telegraph, citing four sources, reported that Musk himself proposed the caps to Trump, who approved them. — Steven John, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

Overwhelmed police forces often failed to intervene as thousands of vandals, many wearing masks and caps that hid their faces, shattered storefront windows and walked off with merchandise. — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Almost all Florida seniors will be affected as Medicare Advantage plans pare benefits and raise deductibles, while traditional Medicare sees higher Part D out-of-pocket spending caps and the elimination of $0-premium standalone drug plans. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026

That’s up just 4% since 2021, partly because PJM imposed price caps last year. — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 14 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