Synonyms of cap

cap 1 of 3

noun (1)

as in pill

a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally

I prefer to take my medicine as caps rather than in liquid form

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pill
• tablet
• capsule
• dose
• drug
• lozenge
• drop
• medication
• remedy
• potion
• cure
• dosage
• physic
• specific
• pharmaceutical
• preparation
• medicinal
• wonder drug
• bolus
• miracle drug
• gelcap
• pilule

cap

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noun (2)

ˈkap 

1

as in hat

a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown

grabbed a cap and plopped it on his head before running out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hat
• helmet
• headgear
• headdress
• chapeau
• lid
• hood
• headpiece
• bonnet
• tricorn
• mitre
• turban
• beret
• bowler
• skullcap
• pillbox
• helm
• toque
• shako
• baseball cap
• biretta
• tricorne
• sombrero
• fedora
• calotte
• tam
• fez
• kepi
• silk hat
• service cap
• cloche
• Stetson
• sunbonnet
• capuche
• top hat
• casque
• zucchetto
• garrison cap
• topper
• picture hat
• homburg
• miter
• hard hat
• plug hat
• stocking cap
• opera hat
• cowl
• kufi
• cocked hat
• panama
• high hat
• boater
• castor
• overseas cap
• stovepipe
• cowboy hat
• leghorn
• derby
• képi
• skimmer
• sou'wester
• porkpie hat
• billycock
• ten-gallon hat
• warbonnet
• nightcap
• tam-o'-shanter

2

as in lid

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lid
• top
• cover
• hood
• roof
• housing
• jacket
• casing
• covering
• dome
• shell
• case
• sheath
• capsule

3

as in limit

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• limit
• limitation
• confines
• end
• boundary
• line
• ceiling
• extent
• bound
• barrier
• termination
• rim
• edge
• border
• margin
• fence
• wall
• brim
• terminus
• extremity
• verge
• fag end
• outside
• hedge
• restraint
• bar
• stop

cap

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verb

as in to limit

to set bounds or an upper limit for

the senator will propose a bill to cap prices for home heating oil

Synonyms & Similar Words

• limit
• restrict
• tighten
• confine
• hold down
• block
• circumscribe
• hinder
• hamper
• narrow
• impede
• bar
• suppress
• obstruct
• modify
• number
• contract
• squeeze
• lessen
• repress
• pinch
• qualify
• constrict
• quell

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exceed
• expand
• broaden
• widen
• overreach
• overextend

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of cap

Noun

Or, screw off the cap fully to take big gulps through the wide mouth opening. —Alexis Berger, SELF, 15 Jan. 2025

Candidates who participate in the matching funds program can only accept $2,100 individual donations, but the cap’s lifted to $3,850 for those who opt out of the program. —Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025

Verb

Supercharged Slam no longer has uncapped radius for aftershocks, capped to 3 meters. —Paul Tassi, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025

That plan caps data to 50GB and is also being marketed as a backup connectivity plan for those on a $120 Starlink residential tier. —Michael Kan, PCMAG, 15 Jan. 2025

Phrases Containing cap

• a feather in one's cap
• cap (off)
• cap in hand
• doff one's cap to