bathing cap

noun

a silicone, latex or lycra cap worn on the head by recreational and competitive swimmers.

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swim capswimming cap
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Meanings

nounbathing cap (plural bathing caps)

plural bathing caps · alternative dated bathing-cap

  1. a silicone, latex or lycra cap worn on the head by recreational and competitive swimmers.

    Synonyms: swim cap

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna silicone, latex or lycra cap worn on the head by recreational and competitive swimmers.

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swim cap

More synonyms by meaning

nouna tight-fitting cap that keeps hair dry while swimming

Similar
swimming cap
Broader
cap
Also see
swim cap

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

bathing cap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bathing%20cap

MLA

“bathing cap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bathing%20cap. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bathing cap,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bathing%20cap.

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