Synonyms for capital
ˈkæp ɪ tlcap·i·tal

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1. capitalnoun

   An uppercase letter.

   Synonyms:
   majuscule, caps

   Antonyms:
   lower-case, minuscule

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1. capital

   The metropolis is the chief city in the commercial, the capital in the political sense. The capital of an American State is rarely its metropolis.

   Synonyms:
   chief city, metropolis, seat of government

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1. capital

   Synonyms:
   chief, excellent, important, cardinal, principal, consummate, high

   Antonyms:
   inferior, unimportant, subordinate, minor, defective, mean

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1. capital, working capitalnoun

   assets available for use in the production of further assets

   Synonyms:
   working capital, chapiter, capital letter, upper-case letter, cap, majuscule, uppercase

   Antonyms:
   secondary, inferior, lowercase

2. capitalnoun

   wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value

   Synonyms:
   majuscule, upper-case letter, capital letter, chapiter, cap, working capital, uppercase

   Antonyms:
   lowercase, secondary, inferior

3. capitalnoun

   a seat of government

   Synonyms:
   majuscule, upper-case letter, capital letter, chapiter, cap, working capital, uppercase

   Antonyms:
   lowercase, secondary, inferior

4. capital, capital letter, uppercase, upper-case letter, majusculenoun

   one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis

   "printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters"

   Synonyms:
   working capital, chapiter, capital letter, upper-case letter, cap, majuscule, uppercase

   Antonyms:
   secondary, inferior, lowercase

5. capitalnoun

   a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product

   "the crime capital of Italy"; "the drug capital of Columbia"

   Synonyms:
   majuscule, upper-case letter, capital letter, chapiter, cap, working capital, uppercase

   Antonyms:
   inferior, lowercase, secondary

6. Capital, Washingtonnoun

   the federal government of the United States

   Synonyms:
   capital of the United States, working capital, chapiter, capital letter, upper-case letter, cap, majuscule, uppercase

   Antonyms:
   lowercase, secondary, inferior

7. Das Kapital, Capitalnoun

   a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories

   Synonyms:
   majuscule, upper-case letter, capital letter, chapiter, cap, working capital, uppercase

   Antonyms:
   inferior, lowercase, secondary

8. capital, chapiter, capadjective

   the upper part of a column that supports the entablature

   Synonyms:
   crown, majuscule, jacket, detonator, uppercase, hood, roof, upper-case letter, ceiling, chapiter, capital letter, jacket crown, cap, detonating device, pileus, working capital, crownwork

   Antonyms:
   inferior, secondary, lowercase

9. capitaladjective

   first-rate

   "a capital fellow"; "a capital idea"

   Synonyms:
   majuscule, great

   Antonyms:
   lowercase, secondary, inferior

10. capitaladjective

    of primary importance

    "our capital concern was to avoid defeat"

    Synonyms:
    majuscule, great

    Antonyms:
    secondary, lowercase, inferior

11. capital, great, majusculeadjective

    uppercase

    "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"

    Synonyms:
    slap-up, gravid, large(p), cracking, neat, majuscule, great(p), enceinte, swell, expectant, heavy(p), keen, nifty, with child(p), bang-up, smashing, not bad(p), corking, groovy, big(p), great, bully, dandy, peachy, outstanding

    Antonyms:
    inferior, lowercase, secondary

Matched Categories

1. • Assets
   • Book
   • Center
   • Federal Government
   • Seat

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. capitaladjective

   Synonyms:
   chief, principal, leading, first in importance

2. capitaladjective

   Synonyms:
   excellent, good, prime, perfect, first-rate

3. capitalnoun

   Synonyms:
   metropolis, chief city or town

4. capitalnoun

   Synonyms:
   large letter, capital letter

5. capitalnoun

   Synonyms:
   stock, sum invested

6. capitalnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Arch.) head of a column, pillar or pilaster

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1. capitaladjective

   Synonyms:
   principal, leading, chief, cardinal, foremost, excellent, first-rate

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1. List of paraphrases for "capital":

   capitals, equity, capitale, immobilization, kapitaal, death, laundering, deduction, kapital, non-recurrent, investment, capitalization, money, crucial, funds, vital, financial, paramount, principal, metropolitan, capitalism, capital-, asset, funding

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1. capital

   Synonyms:
   Money

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1. Ryan Pack:

   Capital punishment: Capital punishment has no role in a perfect world. But since the world we live in is far from perfect I say reserve it only for the offenders who justly deserve it. We as humanity need to strive for and accomplish a just and peaceful world so that way we can abolish capital punishment altogether.

2. Naftali Bennett:

   Jerusalem has been our capital for 3,000 years and it's going to be our capital for eternity

3. Simon Clegg:

   But after The Azeri capital Baku The Azeri capital Baku will be The Azeri capital Baku. We have gone to the commercial market place with a blank piece of paper, containing a concept and a bunch of promises.

4. Bill Winters:

   We need to reinforce our foundations; streamline our business; strengthen our financial position; and re-orient the bank for better returns on our capital, our capital strength is a key priority. Capital strength is a competitive advantage, especially in tough economic times. We are reviewing all aspects of our capital strength as part of our broader business review.

5. Lowell Milken:

   With physical and financial capital having been replaced by human capital as the economy’s driving force, the knowledge, skills and experience of people have become this country’s scarce resource.