Definitions

caps

NOUN

small hat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beret

STRONG

beanie bonnet fez pillbox skullcap tam

WEAK

tam o'shanter

VERB

outdo a performance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beat clinch complete cover crown eclipse exceed finish surpass wrap up

STRONG

best better can cob crest excel outshine outstrip pass surmount top transcend trump

WEAK

button down button up do to a T put the lid on top it off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin disregard fail fall behind forget ignore introduce lay out lose start

STRONG

surrender

Example Sentences

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The transaction caps months of talks about a potential investment, and comes less than two months after OnlyFans’ owner Leo Radvinsky died from cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Staniforth also earned 17 England caps and was twice a losing FA Cup finalist, with Sunderland in 2009 and Bristol Academy in 2013.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Adriano, at his peak, was a phenomenal forward - skilful and powerful with a venomous strike, racking up 48 caps and 27 goals for Brazil.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Suggestions for reform to the Social Security system focus more on revenue and eligibility than caps on benefits, despite the attention such caps receive.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

We passed a file of inmates, all dressed in baggy pants, ragged coats, and caps, gray faces in dim light; one had one of the most crooked noses I’d ever seen.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French