CAPS Synonyms: 158 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun (1)

Definition of caps

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

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noun (2)

plural of cap

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

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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

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of caps

Noun

Both StubHub and Vivid Seats mention price caps in their risk factors to their businesses in their most recent 10-K reports. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026 Earlier this month, the company promised to provide a means to detect songs made with its tech, and announced a rollout of download caps aimed at slowing the flood of AI songs onto streaming services. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2026 To further complicate things, baseball is heading toward a labor fight in which owners are aiming to swap short-term financial pain for cost caps that would make every team more valuable. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Small-caps are the quietest relative to big-caps in at least a year. — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026 The policy goal is to compel colleges to curb tuition, although critics warn the caps might send borrowers to the private loan market. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 Glen Powell and Michelle Randolph take a romantic walk in matching caps in Paris on August 10. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026 An Iowa House committee unanimously advanced a bill in 2025 to remove the income and asset caps, but the bill died after failing to move forward during this spring's legislative session. — Natalie Krebs, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026 Plans call for a trash enclosure designed to match Beermann Plaza’s existing aesthetic, including decorative brick veneer, tile wall caps, landscaping, metal benches and a new sidewalk. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Verb

This blockbuster signing caps a transformative summer for Real Madrid, which also saw the arrivals of Marc Cucurella, Carlos Espi, and Denzel Dumfries, plus free transfers for Bernardo Silva and Ibrahima Konate. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The sale caps a turbulent and controversial history for Amadea. — Robert Frank, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 The deal caps a year-long process after the two companies last July retained Wells Fargo to explore a potential sale. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2026 The lack of stellar velo certainly caps his ceiling as a backend type, but that outcome would represent a great scouting and development story for the Rays. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026 The accident caps a chaotic Giants season marked by social-media flare-ups, on-field insubordination and a Pride Night uniform dispute. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026 California’s Proposition 13 caps the statewide property tax rate at 1% of assessed value—a constitutional ceiling that’s why San Francisco couldn’t just add a percentage surcharge the way New York did. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 30 July 2026 Zoox’s approval caps its yearslong effort to commercialize its robotaxi under regulations developed before self-driving technology emerged. — Reuters, NBC news, 30 July 2026 Caps on large investors The one provision that has drawn more attention than any other is Title X, which caps single-family home ownership by large institutional investors at 350 homes. — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 27 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for caps

Noun

Both companies say that weight-loss pills are expanding the market, rather than being bought only by people who'd already used the more expensive injectables.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
While no one can be certain what happened, public health officials in Denver pointed to a change in supply, with fentanyl powder replacing counterfeit pills, as a possible cause for the spike in overdoses.

— Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of pills

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Coats, gloves, boots, and hats are often in critical need in winter, and comfortable clothing can be used all year.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026
In partnership with Tical Athletics and retailer Twnty-Two, the Wu-Tang Clan member has released an exclusive line of hats that echoes the rapper’s journey throughout the years.

— Malik Davis, VIBE.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of hats

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Residents are encouraged to use bear-resistant containers with lids latched, store garbage in a garage or shed until collection day, and put cans at the curb the morning of pickup rather than the night before.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Take advantage of the markdowns and stock up on extra lids, straws, and gaskets.

— Melissa Knific, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of lids

Noun

Security teams are accustomed to investigating human adversaries whose time, attention and coordination impose natural limits.

— Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The rules also block incoming payments from private wallets, and count outgoing transfers as an offshore capital move that triggers exchange control limits.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of limits

Verb

Users also sparked discussions about vehicles equipped with hardware that enables certain features but restricts access to paying subscribers.

— Charles Singh, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Instead of building greater strength or resilience, excessive core tension limits mobility, restricts breathing and triggers your nervous system’s stress response.

— Dana Santas, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of restricts

Noun

Hockey helmets and football helmets and baseball helmets and softball helmets.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
One of the longer lines was near the mutual aid response team tables, where an array of heavy tactical gear was on display, including weapons body armor, helmets and everything else anyone might need when trying to quell civil unrest.

— Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

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