Synonyms of poached

poached

verb

past tense of poach

as in boiled

to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam

poaching fish in a stock flavored with white wine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boiled
• stewed
• simmered
• parboiled
• coddled
• steamed
• braised
• scalded
• smothered
• pressure-cooked
• fricasseed
• reboiled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of poached

That was especially common among Group of 6 fans, who are tired of watching their best players and coaches getting poached by wealthier programs. — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

The film charts the rise of the UK’s notorious tabloid newspaper The Sun in the 1970s under the editorship of Larry Lamb, after he was poached from the Daily Mirror in 1969 by then budding media mogul Rupert Murdoch. — Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026

The number of bears killed by motor vehicle strikes, euthanized as nuisances because of conflicts with humans or poached in the Central Florida region over the past decade total about 1,900. — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

For our recipe, the Test Kitchen poached just-cooked oysters in milk until their edges began to curl. — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2026

These luxury houses increasingly resemble sports franchises, with star designers traded, poached, and recruited across warring corporate empires. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026

In retrospect, Miami might have opted for the wrong developmental quarterbacks in Miller (poached by the previous regime) and since jettisoned Mark Gronowski. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026

In 1999, the now-defunct national broadcaster Raycom poached McDonnell to its base in Montgomery, Alabama, and installed her as vice president of programming. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026

The multicourse menu at Anthology was certainly a standout, with a delicate lobster tail poached in butter, as God intended. — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2026