Synonyms of polling

polling

verb

present participle of poll

1

as in interviewing

to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information

assigned to poll residents on their views about a program for recycling

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interviewing
• surveying
• canvassing
• soliciting
• questioning
• interrogating
• feeling (out)
• circularizing
• sounding (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reporting

2

as in shaving

to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument

time to poll the sheep's wool

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shaving
• cutting
• clipping
• trimming
• docking
• cropping
• bobbing
• pruning
• shearing
• cutting back
• paring
• mowing
• snipping
• nipping
• lopping (off)
• whittling
• shortening
• stumping
• skiving
• manicuring
• pinching
• curtailing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extending
• lengthening
• elongating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of polling

By comparison, Labour is currently polling at just 19 percent nationally. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026

Technology leaders who have taken the podium as graduation speakers of late may have figured out AI evangelizing isn’t polling well with young professionals, and tweaked their messaging accordingly. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 15 June 2026

Other potential candidates are only polling in single digits, a good 18 months before the first votes will be cast. — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2026

Webster is currently polling second, with 18%, while McLeod sits at 6%. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 9 June 2026

Fujimori had been polling a few points ahead, with around a quarter of voters still undecided, but Reuters reports Sánchez could have narrowed the gap in the last week. — Simeon Tegel, NPR, 6 June 2026

Just two months ago, Becerra was polling at just 5% in the primary in a Berkeley/IGS Poll. — Philip Wang, Time, 2 June 2026

Winners 1) Xavier Becerra — Only two months ago, the low-key former California attorney general was polling at just 5%, stuck in a distant sixth place in the governor’s race and one of the candidates party leaders were hinting should drop out. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 2 June 2026

And Steyer is still polling behind Becerra. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026