capsules

The word “capsules” has 2 syllables: cap-sules

It's pronounced as /ˈkæpsəlz/

What is synonym and antonym for capsules?

In the thesaurus, “capsules” has 125 synonyms and 18 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for capsules

abbreviates
abbreviations
abridgements
abridges
abridgments
abstracts
armors
backings
barks
boils down
boluses
breviaries
briefs
caps
capsulizes
carapaces
cartridges
cases
casettes
casings
cassettes
coatings
cocoons
collapses
compacts
compendia
compendiums
compends
compresses
concentrates
conclusions
condensations
condenses
consolidates
conspectuses
constricts
constringes
contracts
coverings
covers
covertures
crams
crowds
crusts
cures
curtailments
curtails
cuticles
decreases
digests
diminishes
dosages
doses
downsizes
drops
drugs
encapsulations
encasements
envelopes
epilogs
epilogues
epitomes
facings
gelcaps
hides
houses
housings
hulls
husks
inventories
jackets
jam-packs
jams
lessens
lozenges
mails
medications
medicinals
miracle drugs
outlines
packages
packs
panoplies
pharmaceuticals
physics
pills
pilules
plates
platings
pods
potions
preparations
recapitulations
recaps
rehashes
remedies
reprises
resumes
roundups
run-throughs
rundowns
sheaths
shells
shields
shortenings
shortens
shrinks
simplifications
simplifies
skins
specifics
squeezes
streamlines
sum-ups
summae
summaries
summarizations
summings-up
sums
synopses
tablets
telescopes
wonder drugs
wrap-ups
wrappers

Antonyms for capsules

addenda
addendums
amplifications
decompresses
dilates
disperses
dissipates
distends
enlargements
expands
expansions
inflates
opens
outspreads
outstretches
scatters
supplements
swells

Meanings of capsules

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.

Example Sentences

The pharmacy sells different types of capsules for various health needs.
The astronauts packed several oxygen capsules for the space mission.
These vitamin capsules should be taken with food for better absorption.
The museum displayed ancient capsules used in early medicine.
The time capsules buried in the park were opened after fifty years.

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