Synonyms of dough

dough

noun

ˈdō 

as in money

something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment

didn't have to spend a lot of dough for a new stereo

Synonyms & Similar Words

• money
• cash
• coin
• currency
• bucks
• funds
• chips
• bread
• gold
• cabbage
• tender
• coinage
• kale
• green
• loot
• change
• legal tender
• scratch
• moola
• shekels
• pelf
• wampum
• dollar
• long green
• needful
• lucre
• lolly
• wallet
• resources
• money order
• jack
• paper money
• roll
• finances
• promissory note
• folding money
• specie
• capital
• scrip
• bill
• bankroll
• pot
• draft
• mint
• peanuts
• dime
• wad
• banknote
• shoestring
• pile
• pittance
• means
• wealth
• megabucks
• earth
• big bucks
• treasure
• bundle
• riches
• bomb
• greenback
• dead presidents
• fortune
• mite
• abundance
• note
• petty cash
• spending money
• chump change
• pin money
• check
• pocket money
• opulence
• packet
• dibs
• mad money
• cashier's check
• boodle
• wherewithal
• king's ransom

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dough

Remember how everybody was doing the croissant and cookie dough thing? — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 July 2026

And even with a cottage food permit, she was allowed to prepare pizza dough to sell, but couldn’t cook or slice the toppings. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Add sour cream mixture; stir until dough just comes together. — Chadwick Boyd, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2026

Mummy dogs come together fast with strips of crescent roll dough wrapped around hot dogs before baking. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026