Synonyms of polls

polls 1 of 2

noun

plural of poll

as in heads

the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth

a jaunty cap was perched on his poll

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heads
• skulls
• nuts
• beans
• noodles
• nobs
• domes
• pates
• mazards
• blocks
• scalps
• noggins
• craniums
• noddles
• crowns
• occiputs

polls

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of poll

1

as in interviews

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

• interviews
• surveys
• canvasses
• solicits
• questions
• sounds (out)
• feels (out)
• circularizes
• interrogates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reports

2

as in clips

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

time to poll the sheep's wool

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clips
• shaves
• cuts
• trims
• crops
• docks
• cuts back
• pares
• prunes
• snips
• mows
• bobs
• lops (off)
• nips
• shears
• whittles
• skives
• manicures
• stumps
• pinches
• curtails
• shortens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extends
• lengthens
• elongates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of polls

Noun

Hong is the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, according to recent polls. — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Other recent polls have also given Talarico the edge over Paxton, including a Fox News poll that gave Talarico a three point lead. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026

As home sales slow thanks to high interest rates and Trump’s tariffs drive up the cost of consumer goods, the president’s economic approval rating has sunk below 40% in most polls. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Recent polls have shown her with a better chance of winning in the general election in November. — Tamara Keith, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026

The latest polls show El-Sayed, who is endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America, leading Stevens by as much as 15 points. — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Most polls have him in second place in his own party behind Memphis councilwoman Jerri Green, but his presence in the race at all is notable for a genre that generally sidesteps politics altogether. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2026

Last year, only 14 preseason top-25 teams were ranked in the final polls, after just 12 appeared in both editions during the 2024-25 season. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

At the same time, the recent, deadly brutality of the agency and its partners has led, according to some polls, to strong support for such a policy; those espousing the slogan have included Bill Kristol, the neocon anti-Trump writer. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Verb

Every year, Mike Sando polls NFL insiders — a group including head coaches, general managers, scouts and coordinators — to rank the league’s veteran quarterbacks. — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Gallup each year polls Americans about their views on the Supreme Court in July, after the end of the court's term, and in September, weeks before the court resumes hearing cases in October. — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 28 July 2026

The annual research project polls hundreds of podcast creators on their sentiment, pain points, and scoring for the major listening platforms. — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

In a Paxton-Talarico contest, Paxton polls well among the same demographic as Cornyn does. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 18 May 2026

The only other woman and the only Hispanic in the race, Yahoo News puts her at 12% overall, with 16% of Hispanics and 19% of 18-29 voters, groups with which Harris also polls well. — Keith Naughton, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026

But Finns’ willingness to defend their country also polls far higher than in most other countries, especially in Europe. — Liam Denning, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026

The report used data from the Illinois State Board of Education’s 5Essentials Survey, which polls students, families and teachers across the state on school climate. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2026

This semantic squishiness is a result of The Game Awards' outsourced voting process, which polls over 150 international media outlets (including NPR) to determine a list of nominees. — James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 12 Dec. 2025