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

Paula quickly gets rid of the gun, tossing it in the garbage of the police station bathroom, but pockets the flash drive. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 1 July 2026

Oligarchs pocketed the petrodollars of the late-aughts oil boom and left the nation somehow poorer and more indebted. — Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 1 July 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

Some flooding is possible as pockets of heavy rainfall are expected. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026

What to do nearby The West End neighborhood, with its leafy residential pockets, moves at a slower cadence than other areas of Portland. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 July 2026

Phrases Containing pocket

• deep pocket
• out of pocket