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

And the people — the candidates that are polling the best right now are offering an alternative vision, and are speaking to the economic concerns of the voters. — NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026

Democratic candidate Xavier Becerra, who had been polling toward the bottom of the list of candidates, catapulted to the top. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026

Democrats are polling at 53%, while Republicans are polling at 42%. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

But the poll was conducted between July 22 and 27, before Mandela Barnes, who was polling in second place, dropped out of the race. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Trump is currently polling at about 38% according to The New York Times 2026 poll tracker. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026

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