Caption
Caption noun - An explanation or description accompanying a pictorial illustration.
Usage example: for the school yearbook, funny captions were written for snapshots showing a typical day at school
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Synonyms for Caption
Subtitle is a synonym for caption in title topic. In some cases you can use "Subtitle" instead the word "Caption" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like heading. popular alternative
Nearby Word: captious
Subtitle
Subtitle noun - Translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen.
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Synonyms for Subtitle
Caption is a synonym for subtitle in title topic. You can use "Caption" instead a noun "Subtitle", if it concerns topics such as heading.
Nearby Words: subtitled, subtitling
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Due perhaps to its prevalence, in some jurisdictions it is required to indicate in a caption or subtitle if the celebrity endorser was compensated for the endorsement.
Source: Celebrity Endorsement - Caption Humour: Used in the Honest Subtitle segments where politicians' speeches are stripped of their flowery speech to reflect their true meaning.
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Subtitle and Caption. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/caption/subtitle
Caption & Subtitle. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/caption/subtitle>.
Subtitle or Caption. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/caption/subtitle.
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