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Synonyms & Antonyms of capsule
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- took an antibiotic capsule three times a day for a week
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- a capsule containing all sorts of items from our era that is to be opened 100 years from now
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- capsules of the day's major news stories appear on the paper's second page
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- abstract,
- breviary,
- brief,
- conspectus,
- digest,
- encapsulation,
- epitome,
- inventory,
- outline,
- précis,
- recap,
- recapitulation,
- résumé
- (or resume also resumé),
- roundup,
- run-through,
- rundown,
- sum,
- sum-up,
- summa,
- summarization,
- summary,
- summing-up,
- synopsis,
- wrap-up
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capsule
adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of capsule (Entry 2 of 3)
- capsule reviews of the latest offerings at the multiplex
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- aphoristic,
- apothegmatic,
- brief,
- compact,
- compendious,
- concise,
- crisp,
- curt,
- elliptical
- (or elliptic),
- epigrammatic,
- laconic,
- monosyllabic,
- pithy,
- sententious,
- succinct,
- summary,
- telegraphic,
- terse,
- thumbnail
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capsule
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of capsule (Entry 3 of 3)
- newscasts that capsule complex, important stories into one-minute bits for easy digestion by viewers
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“Capsule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capsule. Accessed 28 Sep. 2022.
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Time Traveler for capsule
The first known use of capsule was circa 1693
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