Synonyms of capsules

capsules 1 of 2

noun

plural of capsule

1

as in pills

a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally

took an antibiotic capsule three times a day for a week

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pills
• tablets
• doses
• lozenges
• drugs
• medications
• caps
• drops
• pharmaceuticals
• preparations
• remedies
• dosages
• physics
• potions
• cures
• medicinals
• gelcaps
• wonder drugs
• miracle drugs
• specifics
• boluses
• pilules

2

as in sheaths

something that encloses another thing especially to protect it

a capsule containing all sorts of items from our era that is to be opened 100 years from now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sheaths
• casings
• pods
• coverings
• housings
• hulls
• shells
• cases
• jackets
• husks
• covers
• cocoons
• cartridges
• coatings
• shields
• packages
• encasements
• armors
• plates
• wrappers
• cassettes
• crusts
• envelopes
• houses
• barks
• platings
• mails
• skins
• carapaces
• facings
• cuticles
• backings
• hides
• panoplies
• covertures

3

as in summaries

a short statement of the main points

capsules of the day's major news stories appear on the paper's second page

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summaries
• summae
• outlines
• encapsulations
• digests
• briefs
• breviaries
• résumés
• synopses
• précis
• inventories
• conspectuses
• abstracts
• summarizations
• recapitulations
• recaps
• rundowns
• summings-up
• roundups
• run-throughs
• sums
• sum-ups
• condensations
• epitomes
• compendiums
• wrap-ups
• abbreviations
• compends
• shortenings
• abridgments
• curtailments
• simplifications
• rehashes
• epilogues
• reprises
• conclusions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expansions
• supplements
• enlargements
• amplifications
• addenda

capsules

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of capsule

as in compresses

to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together

newscasts that capsule complex, important stories into one-minute bits for easy digestion by viewers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compresses
• condenses
• packs
• squeezes
• narrows (down)
• telescopes
• compacts
• constringes
• contracts
• consolidates
• constricts
• collapses
• crams
• capsulizes
• simplifies
• boils down
• jams
• jam-packs
• shortens
• abbreviates
• curtails
• shrinks
• decreases
• concentrates
• crowds
• abridges
• streamlines
• downsizes
• diminishes
• lessens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opens
• expands
• decompresses
• dilates
• disperses
• scatters
• outspreads
• dissipates
• outstretches
• distends
• swells
• inflates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of capsules

Noun

Nobody knows exactly how many of these vast, 20- or 40-foot-long steel capsules—stacked in the thousands in the cargo holds of each ship, carrying the stuff of the global economy—are lost each year. — Alexander Klose, Scientific American, 24 July 2026

The product is offered as a 1-pack of 180 capsules, with Amazon code/FNSKU X000ZJJ4FT, and as a 2-pack of 360 capsules, with Amazon code/FNSKU X00159YJXP. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026

Oral medications These prescription medications range from single-ingredient pills (containing minoxidil, dutasteride, finasteride or spironolactone) to multi-ingredient capsules. — Nicole Hernandez, USA Today, 24 July 2026

Healthy donors with no sleep disorders or psychiatric symptoms provided the material for the capsules. — Erica Sweeney, EverydayHealth.com, 24 July 2026

Six of the capsules had been removed from the tabbed aluminum sheet. — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026

LifePods survival capsules are compact shelters built for extreme emergencies. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026

Officers searched Clarke's car and found several large bags of clear capsules containing a green powdery substance, according to a police report. — Jake Rosenwasser, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Its leaves, which contain two major psychoactive ingredients called mitragynine and 7-hydroxymytragynine (7-OH), can be brewed in teas, smoked or used as gel capsules. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Verb

In comparison, the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsules that only have to return from the International Space Station, orbiting around 250 miles above Earth, only hit 3,500 degrees Fahrenheit and speeds of 17,500 mph. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026

Their sons, 11-year-old twins Kade and Jace, and 10-year-old Gage, were brimming with excitement to see rockets and space capsules up close. — Denise Chow, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026

Why Not Natural Pure Organic Moringa Green Superfood capsules with lot number A25G051 and an expiration date of 07/2028 marked on the bottom of the bottle. — Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 3 Feb. 2026

What could make those Nespresso capsules better? — Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025