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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Private lenders have also said they’re eager to fill the void created by the new loan caps.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

Atilla Tinic, CIO of Qualcomm, said the semiconductor company has used a few different techniques to keep AI costs in check, including placing caps on how many tokens certain teams can use.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

“I think the earnings story of small caps is outweighing some of the fears of higher rates.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

At a makeshift morgue in the quake-hit Venezuelan port of La Guaira, forensic experts in blue gowns and caps picked their way through dozens of bodies laid out in bags under the sun.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

They turned bags inside out, looked under baseball caps, and even searched under the bleachers and over by the water cooler.

From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon