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

Workday — Shares were last down more than 3% as traders pocketed gains. — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

The purse has not been announced for this year, but last year teams that won just one match in mixed doubles but lost in the second round made $100,000, meaning the individual players pocketed $50,000 each after just a few hours on the court. — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Adjective

Large clutches, like those at Bottega Veneta and Chanel, and comfortable shoulder bags like the Miu Miu multi-pocket bag, also featured. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025

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

The person, identified by authorities as Berezovska, then walks away, reaching into her pocket for a phone. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Jean Shorts and a Cute Top You just got pushed into the pool, and, DAMN IT—your phone was in your pocket! — Madeline Goetz, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing pocket

• deep pocket
• out of pocket