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

Piper Sandler’s annual teen survey — polling 9,000 teens across 47 states — shows overall beauty spend swelled 7 percent this year, with growth across all key categories, including cosmetics, skin care, hair and fragrance. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Talarico has been polling consistently better than the Texas Republican. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026

In 2024, Standard Chartered started polling employees on their backgrounds to get a better understanding of socio-economic diversity within the business. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

How successful the gerrymandering actually was remains to be seen — Republicans are polling poorly in the Lone Star State, perhaps in part because of their blatant attempt to cheat voters out of their voices. — The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2026

But former vice president Kamala Harris is threatening to crowd the centrist Californian got-the-receipts lane in a prospective Democratic lineup and already polling higher than Newsom among likely 2028 voters. — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026

Analysts say the student group and Vucic are polling closely, heralding a tight race and a referendum-like atmosphere. — Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Analysts say the student group and Vucic are polling close, heralding a tight race and a referendum-like atmosphere. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

But the poll also noted that while Talarico is polling at 50%, some evidence suggests the margin could tighten — much like the last poll, as Republicans are less decided than Democrats. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026