capsule

The word “capsule” has 2 syllables: cap-sule

It's pronounced as /ˈkæpsəl/

What is synonym and antonym for capsule?

In the thesaurus, “capsule” has 165 synonyms and 38 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for capsule along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for capsule

abbreviate
abbreviated
abbreviation
abridge
abridged
abridgement
abridgment
abrupt
abstract
aphoristic
apothegmatic
armor
backing
bark
blunt
boil down
bolus
breviary
brief
brusk
brusque
canned
cap
capsulize
carapace
cartridge
case
casette
casing
cassette
coating
cocoon
collapse
compact
compend
compendious
compendium
compress
concentrate
concise
conclusion
condensation
condense
condensed
consolidate
conspectus
constrict
constringe
contract
cover
covering
coverture
cram
crisp
crowd
crust
cure
curt
curtail
curtailed
curtailment
cuticle
decrease
digest
diminish
dosage
dose
downsize
drop
drug
elliptic
elliptical
encapsulation
encasement
envelope
epigrammatic
epilog
epilogue
epitome
epitomized
facing
gelcap
hide
house
housing
hull
husk
inventory
jacket
jam
jam-pack
laconic
lessen
lozenge
mail
meaningful
meaty
medication
medicinal
miracle drug
monosyllabic
outline
pack
package
panoply
pellet
pharmaceutical
physic
pill
pilule
pithy
plate
plating
pocket
pod
potion
preparation
recap
recapitulation
rehash
remedy
reprise
resume
roundup
run-through
rundown
sententious
sheath
shell
shield
short
shorten
shortened
shortening
shrink
significant
simplification
simplify
skin
snippety
snippy
specific
squeeze
streamline
streamlining
substantial
succinct
sum
sum-up
summa
summarization
summary
summing-up
synopsis
tablet
tabloid
telegraphic
telescope
terse
thumbnail
troche
well-turned
wonder drug
wrap-up
wrapper

Antonyms for capsule

addendum
amplification
circuitous
circumlocutory
decompress
diffuse
dilate
disperse
dissipate
distend
embellished
embroidered
enlarged
enlargement
exaggerated
expand
expanded
expansion
inflate
inflated
long-winded
open
outspread
outstretch
pleonastic
prolix
rambling
redundant
repetitious
scatter
supplement
supplemented
swell
tautological
tautologous
verbose
windy
wordy

Meanings of capsule

noun
1. A membranous envelope.
2. A type of simple, dehiscent, dry fruit (seed-case) produced by many species of flowering plants, such as poppy, lily, orchid, willow and cotton.
3. A sporangium, especially in bryophytes.
4. A tough, fibrous layer surrounding an organ such as the kidney or liver.
5. A membrane that surrounds the eyeball.
6. A detachable part of a rocket or spacecraft (usually in the nose) containing the crew's living space.
7. A small container containing a dose of medicine.
8. In a brief, condensed or compact form.
9. The covering — formerly lead or tin, now often plastic — over the cork at the top of the wine bottle.
10. A small clay saucer for roasting or melting samples of ores, etc.; a scorifier.
11. A small, shallow evaporating dish, usually of porcelain.
12. A small cup or shell, often of metal, for a percussion cap, cartridge, etc.
verb
1. To form (medicine, etc.) into capsules.
2. To encapsulate or summarize.

Example Sentences

She swallowed the capsule with a glass of water.
The time capsule buried in the park contains letters from the past.
The medication comes in a small, easy-to-swallow capsule.
The spaceship’s capsule safely returned the astronauts to Earth.
The documentary gave a brief capsule summary of the historical event.

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