Synonyms of pockets

pockets

verb

present tense third-person singular of pocket

1

as in stifles

to refrain from openly showing or uttering

pocketed my anger and just let the insult pass

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stifles
• swallows
• suppresses
• chokes (back)
• controls
• holds back
• represses
• contains
• strangles
• submerges
• sinks
• smothers
• manages
• curbs
• checks
• governs
• quells
• bridles
• muffles
• squelches
• bottles up
• quashes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expresses
• releases
• takes out
• vents
• unleashes
• looses

2

as in steals

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

• steals
• swipes
• thieves
• grabs
• filches
• lifts
• hooks
• pinches
• pilfers
• snatches
• snitches
• nicks
• nips
• rips off
• purloins
• robs
• appropriates
• walks off with
• runs off with
• misappropriates
• sacks
• heists
• loots
• picks
• makes off with
• makes away with
• boosts
• rifles
• plunders
• hijacks
• takes
• pillages
• seizes
• knocks over
• burglarizes
• collars
• rustles
• sponges
• grasps
• nails
• shoplifts
• spirits
• poaches
• kidnaps
• abducts
• carjacks
• mooches
• shanghais

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• purchases
• buys
• presents
• gives
• contributes
• bestows
• donates
• hands over

3

as in handles

to put up with (something painful or difficult)

pocketed his wife's messy habits

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handles
• stands
• tolerates
• accepts
• endures
• takes
• stomachs
• bears
• sustains
• brooks
• swallows
• sticks out
• absorbs
• lumps (it)
• stands for
• supports
• wears
• lives with
• hacks
• sweats out
• bides
• meets
• countenances
• abides
• goes
• toughs it out
• permits
• allows
• suffers
• reconciles (to)
• yields (to)
• agrees (with or to)
• submits (to)
• consents (to)
• assents (to)
• respects
• acquiesces
• capitulates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuses
• rejects
• declines
• turns down
• dismisses
• fights
• resists
• opposes
• spurns
• repudiates
• escapes
• contests
• combats
• avoids
• misses
• bypasses
• eludes
• evades
• circumvents
• refrains (from)
• dodges
• abstains (from)
• forbears

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pockets

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

An investor buys it and pockets a generous stream of interest. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

For every ticket sold, the face value is paid to the artist, who pockets the money after expenses, which include travel and labor costs. — Leah Nylen, Bloomberg, 9 Apr. 2026

Michel pockets the letter and sets out to find the mysterious other woman. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Mar. 2026

Disney not only brings in subscription and ad revenue from its cable channels, but also pockets retransmission fees from operators paying to broadcast its programming. — Brent Lang, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026

Its peril lies in global fragmentation, weakened alliances, and a China that pockets newfound influence without offering openness or magnanimity in return. — Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026

Esty Shapiro, a 19-year-old woman from a Hasidic Jewish sect in Brooklyn, pockets a secret wad of cash, picks up a passport, and hops on a plane to Berlin, all set to the tense soundtrack of a thriller. — Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026

With a $3 million production budget, Iron Lung has already surpassed $20 million globally, and Markiplier pockets half of the global gross. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026