CAPACITY Synonyms: 139 Similar and Opposite Words

capacity

noun

kə-ˈpa-sə-tē

Definition of capacity

as in volume

the largest number or amount that something can hold the seating capacity of the school auditorium is 800 people

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as in position

an assignment at which one regularly works for pay served in the capacity of the network's White House correspondent for a year

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as in role

the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists offered advice in his capacity as a lawyer

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as in ability

the physical or mental power to do something not everyone has the capacity for learning higher math

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Recent Examples of capacity Sharing in the challenges, while demonstrating the capacity to pivot and realign, is what catalyzes purposeful and positive momentum—both individually and across the team. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The United States and its allies have the capacity to prevail. — Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026 Google's project in Alviso, technically a research facility on paper, could still draw 250 megawatts at capacity. — Sooji Nam, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 In whatever capacity that is, no one knows yet, though a new Chicks album would be more than welcome. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for capacity

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Noun

The bulk of the population actually engages in a rather high volume of daily digital reading--captions, emails, text and chat messages, news feeds, search results, etc.

— Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Under federal law, some online marketplaces must verify identifying information from certain high-volume third-party sellers and provide consumers with a mechanism for reporting suspicious marketplace activity.

— Andrew Yockey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of volume

Noun

Maintaining command-and-control links matters when troops rely on aerial sensors to gather information beyond their immediate positions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Also, the fact that planets in this arrangement slide along their orbit and swap positions means that their positions in that orbit change, which, in turn, changes the timing of the transits.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of position

Noun

While Spain's government has defended Rabat's role in helping the return of the majority of the 80,000 who entered Ceuta, many in Spain, including police and some lawmakers, doubt that Rabat could not have known about the mass movement of people.

— JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
Rusnak agreed that Democrats’ resurgence in Ohio is a result of national politics but added that the state’s candidates have played a role as well.

— Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of role

Noun

The ability for anyone to generate strategy, code, or creative work in seconds effectively filled in the moats built on blitzscaling overnight.

— Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
This gives voters the ability to reelect or change the majority of the City Commission every two years.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of ability

Noun

Neo1 combines hydraulic force with electric servo control to balance load capacity and positioning accuracy.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
According to Formlabs, this improves strength, toughness, heat resistance, and resistance to gradual deformation under sustained loads, while producing a harder, less tacky surface.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of load

Noun

On a blistering surprise EP, Deafheaven find the vicious attack and grandiose drama of symphonic black metal perfectly suited to their purposes.

— Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
Aside from being part of the salon decor, the sculpture’s purpose, Ingram explained, is to introduce Vero’s service to his clientele.

— Ari Stark, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of purpose

Noun

The Pentagon has bet its fighter jet future on Boeing, raising questions about competition, cost, and capability.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 18 Oct. 2026
The problem, Snegovaya said, is that achieving military autonomy for Europe and Ukraine is extremely difficult in the short term, and Europe has been slow to develop the necessary capabilities.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026

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