Synonyms of pocketed

pocketed

verb

past tense of pocket

1

as in stifled

to refrain from openly showing or uttering

pocketed my anger and just let the insult pass

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stifled
• swallowed
• suppressed
• contained
• managed
• controlled
• submerged
• held back
• repressed
• smothered
• choked (back)
• strangled
• sank
• checked
• governed
• curbed
• quashed
• muffled
• quelled
• bridled
• bottled up
• squelched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expressed
• released
• took out
• unleashed
• vented
• loosed

2

as in stole

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

• stole
• swiped
• grabbed
• lifted
• snatched
• pilfered
• filched
• purloined
• robbed
• appropriated
• pinched
• misappropriated
• nicked
• nipped
• hooked
• ripped off
• heisted
• snitched
• boosted
• thieved
• picked
• took
• plundered
• hijacked
• ran off with
• seized
• made off with
• made away with
• looted
• walked off with
• sacked
• rifled
• pillaged
• knocked over
• burglarized
• poached
• grasped
• rustled
• collared
• kidnapped
• nailed
• abducted
• shoplifted
• spirited
• carjacked
• sponged
• mooched
• shanghaied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• purchased
• bought
• presented
• gave
• contributed
• donated
• bestowed
• handed over

3

as in handled

to put up with (something painful or difficult)

pocketed his wife's messy habits

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handled
• accepted
• stood
• took
• tolerated
• endured
• sustained
• absorbed
• swallowed
• wore
• supported
• met
• stomached
• hacked
• lumped (it)
• bore
• stood for
• stuck out
• went
• countenanced
• brooked
• suffered
• abided
• lived with
• bode
• sweat out
• allowed
• permitted
• toughed it out
• acquiesced
• reconciled (to)
• submitted (to)
• capitulated
• agreed (with or to)
• yielded (to)
• respected
• consented (to)
• assented (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refused
• dismissed
• rejected
• declined
• opposed
• repudiated
• turned down
• fought
• resisted
• contested
• avoided
• escaped
• spurned
• missed
• evaded
• eluded
• bypassed
• dodged
• circumvented
• combated
• refrained (from)
• abstained (from)
• forbore

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pocketed

Regardless of who Democrats put up as their nominee, Collins is not showing up to the fight empty-pocketed. — Andrew Balaban, Forbes.com, 8 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

Doyle allegedly pocketed most of the proceeds while feeding Matthiesen a string of false explanations about why payment had never arrived. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2026

Those are the worst-case scenarios for avoiding being pick-pocketed, as someone can reach right in and steal your wallet, passport, or other valuables. — Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026

Their eyes might glaze over, or fixate on some small detail that can be pocketed for future interpolation. — Literary Hub, 9 June 2026

Van Dyke allegedly pocketed at least $400,000 after making a series of bets in the days leading up to the raid. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2026

Boston’s Aissata Traore pocketed her team’s goal in stoppage time. — Staff Report, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026

During a four-year period beginning in 2020, Violetta Mailyan pocketed more than $25 million for Botox injections through Medicare payments, more than five times what any other doctor made in the same time frame, according to a news release from the Department of Justice. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026