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

Examples of dough in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

My friend has even started using it to boil bagels—a task that had previously been a challenge since adding cold dough to the water would drop the temperature of the boiling water. —Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 9 Aug. 2024

Mixed with soft serve, the flavor includes Reese’s Pieces, cookie dough and peanut butter topping to give the candy pieces an extra nutty punch. —Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2024

An oily, juicy liquid poured all over my chin, and the dough, which was a little thicker than some dumplings, had a nice chewy bite. —Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2024

Jane kneads two batches of cookie dough—after her hysterectomy! —Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024