Synonyms of captions

captions 1 of 2

noun

plural of caption

1

as in translations

an explanation or description accompanying a pictorial illustration

for the school yearbook, funny captions were written for snapshots showing a typical day at school

Synonyms & Similar Words

• translations
• cutlines
• legends
• subtitles
• keys
• slogans
• mottoes
• taglines
• posies
• closed-captionings

2

as in titles

a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize

the textbook features cleverly worded captions to capture the reader's attention

Synonyms & Similar Words

• titles
• headings
• headlines
• subtitles
• banners
• headers
• heads
• rubrics
• greetings
• streamers
• catchwords
• subheadings
• salutations
• subheads
• superscripts
• guide words
• running heads
• superscriptions

captions

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of caption

as in stamps

Related Words

• stamps
• labels
• titles
• tags
• tickets
• tabs
• marks
• names
• styles
• hallmarks
• earmarks
• identifies
• terms
• designates
• calls
• entitles
• brands
• stigmatizes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of captions

Noun

When the woman first appears in the animatic, the captions describe her control over It4mi. — Krystie Lee Yandoli, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026

This is excellent energy for captions, pitches, texts, brainstorming, flirting, or turning a quick idea into something shareable. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026

Seating in every space, step-free routes documented before anyone asks, quiet rooms, captions on, parking that works. — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Camila noticed the photos of cyclists and began to read the captions and stories. — Lisa Hughes, CBS News, 31 July 2026

First, we’ve been habituated to bite-sized texts like, well… texts, Reddit, email and Instagram captions. — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

Instagram followed that up with the ability to add individual captions to each slide in a photo set. — Mia Sato, The Verge, 21 July 2026

Until now, many deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers have had to rely on closed captions. — Hannah Silverman, Parents, 20 July 2026

People are bombarded with emails, text messages, X posts, Reddit threads, Instagram captions. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026