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Detailed Synonyms for capital in English

capital:

capital [the ~] noun

  1. the capital
    – one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis 1
    the capital; the capital letter; the majuscule; the upper-case letter; the uppercase
    – one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis 1
    • capital [the ~] noun
      • 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 letters1
    • capital letter [the ~] noun
    • majuscule [the ~] noun
    • upper-case letter [the ~] noun
      • 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 letters1
    • uppercase [the ~] noun
  2. the capital
    – a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product 1
    the capital city; the chief town; the metropolis
    the capital
    – a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product 1
    • capital [the ~] noun
      • the crime capital of Italy1
      • the drug capital of Columbia1
  3. the capital
    – a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product 1
    the capital
    – a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product 1
    • capital [the ~] noun
      • the crime capital of Italy1
      • the drug capital of Columbia1
  4. the capital
    – wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value 1
    the capital
    – wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value 1
    the fortune; the wealth; the large sum of money
  5. the capital
    – wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value 1
    the capital
    – wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value 1
  6. the capital
    – assets available for use in the production of further assets 1
    the financial means; the finances; the means
    the capital
    – assets available for use in the production of further assets 1
  7. the capital
    – assets available for use in the production of further assets 1
    the capital; the working capital
    – assets available for use in the production of further assets 1
  8. the capital
    – a seat of government 1
    the capital city
    the capital
    – a seat of government 1
  9. the capital
    – a seat of government 1
    the capital
    – a seat of government 1
  10. the capital
    – the upper part of a column that supports the entablature 1
    the capital; the cap; the chapiter
    – the upper part of a column that supports the entablature 1
  11. the capital
    – The amount of owners' investment in a business plus retained earnings. 2
    the capital
    – The amount of owners' investment in a business plus retained earnings. 2

capital adj

  1. capital
  2. capital
    – uppercase 1
    great; capital; majuscule
    – uppercase 1
    • great adj
      • great A1
    • capital adj
      • capital A1
    • majuscule adj
      • many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script1
  3. capital
    – of primary importance 1
    capital
    – of primary importance 1
    • capital adj
      • our capital concern was to avoid defeat1
  4. capital
    – first-rate 1
    capital
    – first-rate 1
    • capital adj
      • a capital fellow1
      • a capital idea1

capital

  1. capital

Related Words for "capital":

  • capitals, capitally

Alternate Synonyms for "capital":


Antonyms for "capital":


Related Definitions for "capital":

  1. uppercase1
    • capital A1
  2. of primary importance1
    • our capital concern was to avoid defeat1
  3. first-rate1
    • a capital fellow1
    • a capital idea1
  4. the upper part of a column that supports the entablature1
  5. one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis1
    • 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 letters1
  6. a seat of government1
  7. a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product1
    • the crime capital of Italy1
    • the drug capital of Columbia1
  8. wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value1
  9. assets available for use in the production of further assets1
  10. The amount of owners' investment in a business plus retained earnings.2

Related Synonyms for capital