Captions
Descriptions and captions are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Descriptions" instead a noun "Captions".
Descriptions
Captions and descriptions are semantically related. You can use "Captions" instead a noun "Descriptions".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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As an Easter Egg, Star Trek Online's Foundry editor has various funny captions on the premade NPC costumes, apparently because the dev writing the game asset descriptions got bored.
Source: Who Names Their Kid "Dude"? -
Captions display not only dialog, but also how the dialog is spoken, as well as descriptions of music and other sound effects.
Source: Closed Captioning - The Monkeys You Ordered presents cartoons from The New Yorker with their captions replaced by straightforward literal descriptions.
Source: Anti-Humor
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Descriptions and Captions. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/captions/descriptions
Captions & Descriptions. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/captions/descriptions>.
Descriptions or Captions. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/captions/descriptions.
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