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

The facility remains popular among anti-immigrant crusaders, and Attorney General Uthmeier’s campaign store sells Alligator Alcatraz bumper stickers, T-shirts, and caps. —Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026

The law will prohibit libraries from entering into e-book and digital audiobook licensing agreements that limit access through expiration dates or checkout caps. —Julia Casola, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2026

Shnaider’s parents were concerned that the fair-haired daughter would get sunburned on the courts, but caps and visors reportedly obstructed her view. —Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 4 June 2026

Later, at graduation, four empty caps sat on four empty chairs. —Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 4 June 2026

The garnishment caps are fixed and exceeding them isn't permitted. —Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 June 2026

In Section 533 of Angel Stadium, high above the foul pole in right field, where fans enjoying pretzels and helmet nachos wore Angels caps and Mike Trout shirts, a kindly usher approached. —Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026

Starlink is well-known for avoiding hard data caps. —Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 3 June 2026

That impact was visible throughout the beach Thursday as students sifted through sand searching for cigarette butts, plastic fragments, bottle caps, and other debris often overlooked by beachgoers. —Daily News, 29 May 2026

Verb

Joffrey Ballet caps its 70th season After successfully mounting a dance journey through one Russian literary masterpiece, the Joffrey Ballet looks to see if lightning can strike twice in the same place. —Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026

The financing caps off a busy several months for the Claude maker, which has rolled out new coding and finance tools aimed at helping businesses be more productive, in a blow to software stocks. —J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 28 May 2026

The sentence caps a nearly five-year judicial process. —Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 28 May 2026

As big as that figure is, Minnesota's constitution caps how much schools can draw from the fund. —CBS News, 27 May 2026

The historic assignment caps a Big 12 championship season that both involved some controversy over regional seeding and fueled a major fundraising push. —Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026

The renewal caps a notable year for the franchise. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 May 2026

Requires agents to register, caps NIL payouts to agents at 5%. —Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026

The firing caps a period of open confrontation between the two former allies from the Patriotes Africains du Sénégal pour le Travail, l’Éthique et la Fraternité (Pastef) party, who had defeated the former ruling party in March 2024. —ABC News, 22 May 2026