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

At Thursday’s news conference, Angulo called the survey a first of its kind and noted the challenges in polling a largely undocumented workforce. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

Focus groups are not polling, so there isn't anything scientifically significant to draw from these conversations. — Ashley Lopez, NPR, 16 July 2026

Brothers of Italy is polling near 27%, up from 23% at the last election. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026

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

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