Synonyms for capsule
ˈkæp səl, -sul, -syulcap·sule

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1. capsulenoun

   a small container

   Synonyms:
   abridgement, condensation, ejection seat, abridgment, space capsule, ejector seat

2. capsulenoun

   a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside

   Synonyms:
   abridgement, condensation, ejection seat, abridgment, space capsule, ejector seat

3. capsulenoun

   a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses

   Synonyms:
   abridgement, condensation, ejection seat, abridgment, space capsule, ejector seat

4. condensation, abridgement, abridgment, capsulenoun

   a shortened version of a written work

   Synonyms:
   space capsule, abridgement, condensation, abridgment, compression, ejector seat, ejection seat, condensate, contraction, condensing

5. capsulenoun

   a structure that encloses a body part

   Synonyms:
   abridgement, condensation, ejection seat, abridgment, space capsule, ejector seat

6. space capsule, capsulenoun

   a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space

   Synonyms:
   abridgement, condensation, ejection seat, abridgment, space capsule, ejector seat

7. ejection seat, ejector seat, capsuleverb

   a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute

   Synonyms:
   abridgement, condensation, ejection seat, abridgment, space capsule, ejector seat

8. capsule, capsulate, capsulize, capsuliseverb

   enclose in a capsule

   Synonyms:
   capsulize, encapsulate, capsulate, capsulise

9. encapsulate, capsule, capsulize, capsuliseverb

   put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume

   "capsulize the news"

   Synonyms:
   capsulize, encapsulate, capsulate, capsulise

Matched Categories

1. • Condense
   • Container
   • Enclose
   • Pill
   • Seed Vessel
   • Spacecraft
   • Structure

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. capsulenoun

   Synonyms:
   case, wrapper, envelope, covering, shell, sheath

2. capsulenoun

   Synonyms:
   (Bot.) pod, pericarp, seed-vessel

3. capsulenoun

   Synonyms:
   (Chem.) evaporating dish

4. capsulenoun

   Synonyms:
   percussion cap

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "capsule":

   capsules, canister, pod, dish, ipv, vignette, capsular

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1. Phil Willems:

   This to me is a fine example of how space technology becomes ever more extraordinary by building upon its prior successes, we use formation flying in space every time a capsule docks at the International Space Station. But Michael and Thibault have gone far beyond that, and shown a way to maintain formation over scales larger than Earth itself.

2. Alfred Hitchcock:

   We seem to have a compulsion these days to bury time capsules in order to give those people living in the next century or so some idea of what we are like. I have prepared one of my own. I have placed some rather large samples of dynamite, gunpowder, and nitroglycerin. My time capsule is set to go off in the year 3000. It will show them what we are really like.

3. Arlan Ettinger:

   It really is a time capsule of a different era, when these things were very stirring, patriotic and treasured.

4. Julie Langan:

   It is a second time capsule and likely the one that was known to have been placed in the pedestal, the one recovered last week was unexpected and likely left by men involved in the construction.

5. Jessica Charlesworth:

   It is a future time capsule, when you may not know what you'll need but at that moment in time, this is what you value.