Synonyms of pocket

pocket 1 of 3

verb

1

as in to steal

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep

she casually pocketed the note from his desk to read later

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steal
• swipe
• grab
• pinch
• lift
• hook
• pilfer
• snatch
• rob
• filch
• appropriate
• snitch
• nick
• rip off
• purloin
• thieve
• nip
• run off with
• sack
• walk off with
• misappropriate
• boost
• make off with
• make away with
• pick
• loot
• heist
• rifle
• take
• plunder
• hijack
• seize
• pillage
• knock over
• collar
• burglarize
• grasp
• rustle
• shoplift
• sponge
• spirit
• poach
• nail
• kidnap
• abduct
• shanghai
• carjack
• mooch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buy
• purchase
• give
• present
• contribute
• donate
• hand over
• bestow

2

as in to stifle

to refrain from openly showing or uttering

pocketed my anger and just let the insult pass

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stifle
• swallow
• suppress
• choke (back)
• hold back
• control
• repress
• contain
• submerge
• manage
• sink
• smother
• strangle
• check
• curb
• govern
• bridle
• bottle up
• quash
• quell
• muffle
• squelch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• express
• release
• take out
• loose
• vent
• unleash

3

as in to stand

to put up with (something painful or difficult)

pocketed his wife's messy habits

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stand
• handle
• take
• accept
• tolerate
• endure
• stomach
• bear
• sustain
• wear
• swallow
• support
• lump (it)
• absorb
• stand for
• live with
• hack
• stick out
• brook
• meet
• sweat out
• go
• countenance
• tough it out
• abide
• bide
• permit
• suffer
• allow
• reconcile (to)
• submit (to)
• yield (to)
• agree (with or to)
• consent (to)
• assent (to)
• respect
• acquiesce
• capitulate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuse
• fight
• dismiss
• decline
• reject
• escape
• avoid
• resist
• combat
• contest
• oppose
• turn down
• repudiate
• evade
• miss
• bypass
• spurn
• circumvent
• refrain (from)
• elude
• dodge
• abstain (from)
• forbear

pocket

2 of 3

adjective

1

as in small

of a size that is less than average

a pocket dictionary

Synonyms & Similar Words

• small
• little
• diminutive
• tiny
• fine
• pocket-size
• miniature
• slight
• dinky
• smallish
• spare
• mini
• sparse
• puny
• dwarf
• half-pint
• undersized
• slender
• dwarfish
• miniaturized
• pygmy
• toylike
• poor
• subnormal
• Lilliputian
• pint-size
• microscopic
• lacking
• bantam
• micro
• stunted
• minuscule
• shrimpy
• toy
• insufficient
• scarce
• inadequate
• slim
• meager
• wee
• bitty
• teeny
• scrubby
• minim
• pinpoint
• scant
• wanting
• skimpy
• scanty
• infinitesimal
• capsule
• minute
• little bitty
• weeny
• teensy
• inappreciable
• stingy
• runtish
• minikin
• deficient
• runty
• teeny-weeny
• teensy-weensy
• skimp
• bite-size

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• large
• substantial
• considerable
• big
• great
• sizable
• grand
• oversize
• bulky
• whopping
• massive
• handsome
• tidy
• hefty
• huge
• outsize
• enormous
• giant
• goodly
• vast
• voluminous
• husky
• gigantic
• tremendous
• jumbo
• immense
• galactic
• ample
• cavernous
• gross
• mammoth
• generous
• staggering
• mountainous
• colossal
• monumental
• monstrous
• gargantuan
• prodigious
• boxcar
• heroic
• liberal
• abundant
• healthy
• appreciable
• titanic
• monolithic
• copious
• stupendous
• largish
• thick
• wide
• king-size
• fat
• bountiful
• biggish
• plentiful
• whacking
• broad
• humongous
• overscale
• Himalayan
• herculean
• sufficient
• infinite
• enough
• plenteous
• adequate
• cosmic
• elephantine
• leviathan
• hulking
• cyclopean
• boundless
• pharaonic
• immeasurable
• incalculable
• Brobdingnagian
• Bunyanesque

2

as in financial

of or relating to money, banking, or investments

his pocket involvement in the company was minimal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• financial
• monetary
• fiscal
• economic
• pecuniary
• capitalist
• commercial
• dollars-and-cents

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonfinancial
• nonmonetary
• noneconomic

pocket

3 of 3

noun

ˈpä-kət 

as in resources

available money

the fancy sports car I wanted to buy for myself was beyond my pocket

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resources
• finances
• fund
• cash
• coffers
• purse
• exchequer
• currency
• wealth
• financing
• bankroll
• assets
• chips
• gold
• roll
• fortune
• wherewithal
• dough
• means
• capital
• legal tender
• tender
• treasury
• riches
• scratch
• bread
• substance
• pelf
• cash flow
• wampum
• deep pockets
• lucre
• opulence
• jack

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liabilities
• debts
• indebtedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pocket

Verb

The company argued attorneys were swindling their own clients, inflating medical bills of car crash victims to increase the value of the settlement and then pocketing a hefty chunk of the payouts. — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Built to standard best practices, the company had no ability to resist a hostile takeover, so when gravity pulled the stock down, the hedge fund Jana Partners forced a sale to Amazon and pocketed about $300 million for six months of work. — Kyle Westaway, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Adjective

The women’s ready-to-wear blends utilitarian and sporty aesthetics, with multi-pocket skirts, gym sets and transformable jackets all dripping in the new logo. — Isabel Lord, Forbes, 13 May 2021

My favorite and most-used is the Patagonia Baggies Brimmer ($50), which looks like a safari hat and should probably be matched with one of those tan, multi-pocket vests. — Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 1 June 2021

Noun

Featuring adjustable spaghetti straps, two handy pockets, and a pretty floral print, this romper makes an easy and comfortable outfit for beach days, running errands, or just lounging at home. — Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

Deputies told the man, identified as Thomas Polk, to remove his hands from his pockets, according to a sheriff’s office press release on Thursday. — Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026

Phrases Containing pocket

• deep pocket
• out of pocket