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

In testing, the refinement process resolved ambiguities for approximately 92 percent of the objects in the robot’s environment, requiring only two additional captions per object. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

Additional perks include Instagram's licensed and royalty-free audio libraries, hundreds of sound and video effects, and automatic captions in multiple languages. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026

Then batch your content by setting aside a dedicated block of time each week or month to write captions, gather visuals and schedule everything at once. — Tonia Ryan, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Kate often shares photos of herself, Rory and their daughter — usually along with cute captions and musings about motherhood. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2026

The organization brings awareness to how disability is portrayed in film while also making movies more accessible by adding content warnings, captions and audio descriptions. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026

The bulk of the population actually engages in a rather high volume of daily digital reading--captions, emails, text and chat messages, news feeds, search results, etc. — Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

Titles, descriptions and other metadata for older videos and podcasts may also be revised to reflect the new terminology, while the original recordings, transcripts and captions will remain unchanged. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, on Snapchat, the top three luxury brands mentioned in public captions between August 1 and September 10, were Gucci, Dior, and Prada. — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026