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Synonyms for caption
ˈkæp ʃəncap·tion

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Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 3 votes

  1. captionnoun

    taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument

    "a mere caption unworthy of a reply"

    Synonyms:
    subtitle, legend

  2. subtitle, captionnoun

    translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen

    Synonyms:
    subtitle, legend

  3. caption, legendverb

    brief description accompanying an illustration

    Synonyms:
    fable, subtitle, legend

  4. captionverb

    provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. captionnoun

    Synonyms:
    (Law.) arrest, seizure, apprehension

  2. captionnoun

    Synonyms:
    [Not sanctioned by good writers.] title or heading (as of a chapter or a discourse)

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "caption":

    legend, title, captioning, subtitle, subtitling, headers, label, tag, header

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#1971label
#2454tag
#3759header
#4042legend
#7219headers
#10635caption
#13955subtitle
#19485fable
#41299captioning
#85460subtitling

How to use caption in a sentence?

  1. Leanne Simmons:

    I was overjoyed to see Britney Spears horseback riding and doing cartwheels on Instagram just hours after the judge approved Britney Spears choice of counsel, i can only imagine how hopeful Britney Spears must feel now that Britney Spears has a lawyer of Britney Spears own choosing. Regardless of who has the final say on Britney Spears social media posts, the caption ended with #FreeBritney and that was certainly a proud moment for the movement.

  2. Hailey Baldwin:

    I think you should maybe change this caption to *Dog Mom and Dad* before anyone gets it twisted.

  3. Yukiya Chikashige:

    Japanese women adored Michiko Shoda, michiko Shoda image was similar to Princess Ann( Audrey Hepburn's character) in' Roman Holiday.'' ' Hide Caption 2 of 17 Photos : A love match that won over Michiko Shoda, now known as Empress Michiko, departs Michiko Shoda home for the Imperial Palace in the early hours of April 10, 1959, the day of Michiko Shoda marriage to Japans Akihito.

  4. Numpty World:

    If C-Virus were real, then it would not have been trending under Politics caption on social media handle.

  5. Douglas Petrovich:

    On this otherwise Middle Egyptian caption were a Canaanite syllabic and the world’s oldest attested proto-consonantal letter–‘B’, depicting a house for the Hebrew consonantbayit.


Translations for caption

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  • рубрика, надпис, заглавие, надписиBulgarian
  • titulek, opatřit titulky, popisek, opatřit popiskemCzech
  • Bildunterschrift, Titel, Beschriftung, Rubrum, Filmuntertitel, Bildüberschrift, Legende, UntertitelGerman
  • intitular, subtítulo, prefacio, título, leyenda, subtitularSpanish
  • tekstitys, otsikko, kuvatekstiFinnish
  • légender, sous-titre, légende, sous-titrerFrench
  • fo-thiotalScottish Gaelic
  • fo-heidylManx
  • legenda, intestazione, dicitura, parte iniziale, sottotitolo, didascaliaItalian
  • титл, натпис, титлува, заглавие, описMacedonian
  • kop, onderschrift, ondertitel, opschrift, hoofding, titel, bijschrift, ondertitelen, titelen, hoofd, betitelen, legende, certificatie, certificaatDutch
  • napisy, podpis, nagłówek, napisPolish
  • legenda, legendarPortuguese
  • рубрика, заглавие, заголовок, сопроводительная бумага, подпись, надпись, заставкаRussian
  • عنوانUrdu

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