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

That’s an 11-point drop over the last two years and the lowest since Gallup began polling on the subject 27 years ago. — Jocelyn Gecker, Los Angeles Times, 15 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

Changing attitudes about dual citizenship There hasn’t been polling on this specific constitutional reform in Mexico, but a January 2026 survey by El Financiero looked at the issue of sovereignty. — Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Sep. 2026

That’s an 11-point drop over the past two years and the lowest since Gallup began polling on the subject 27 years ago. — Jocelyn Gecker, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

Merz's Christian Democratic Union was significantly behind, polling 18% and losing about half its support. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Ocasio-Cortez has been polling better than Khanna nationally, with Emerson College Polling in July showing Ocasio-Cortez at 13% and Khanna at 2% among prominent Democrats. — Grace Hase, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2026

The party's anti-establishment appeal is no longer confined to eastern Germany; at the federal level, the party is also polling first. — Esme Nicholson, NPR, 6 Sep. 2026

All other mainstream parties in Saxony-Anhalt are polling at 54% combined, according to Infratest dimap. — Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026