POLLS Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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polls

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verb

present tense third-person singular of poll

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

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reports

as in clips

to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument time to poll the sheep's wool

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Recent Examples of polls

Noun

Hilton faces a steep, uphill battle to defeat Becerra, who early polls show carrying a 20-point lead into the general election. —

Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026 Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms will face Republican Rick Jackson in the governor's race in November, where polls show Bottoms as a favorite, and Ossoff has been leading in early polling against either Republican candidate. —

Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 June 2026 The move is popular, with polls finding 74% support, although the evidence for both the mental health impacts of social media and the efficacy of bans is disputed. —

Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 15 June 2026 Fans crave a cap The owners are emboldened by polls that show fans want a salary cap. —

David Faris, TheWeek, 15 June 2026 The latest polls suggest a tight race. —

Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2026 There have been no other public polls. —

Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 15 June 2026 Ongoing polls show a solid majority support the Israeli military presence in Lebanon. —

Greg Myre, NPR, 10 June 2026 Speaking of which, the Irish are likely to be a top-five team in the preseason polls for 2026, mirroring England's top-four FIFA ranking on the eve of the 2026 World Cup. —

Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026

Verb

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 Unlike the first movie, for which Phoenix, 51, won his first Academy Award, Folie à Deux saw disappointing box office results and received a D rating from CinemaScore, which polls moviegoers after seeing a movie to aggregate reactions. —

Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025 New York — One of the only things that polls worse than the Trump economy is the president’s almost unprecedented use of tariffs. —

Matt Egan, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025 Analysts say the older turnout could benefit Cuomo, who polls better with that demographic—but caution that Sliwa also performs well among older voters, potentially splitting support. —

Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for polls

Noun

The batches were distilled between January 2015 and April 2016, the whiskey was aged for a full decade in char #4 barrels with char #3 heads, and it was bottled at 102 proof without chill filtration.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 June 2026
Trump and other heads of government from G7 nations are expected to arrive on Monday in Évian-les-Bains, France, for this year's summit.

— Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 13 June 2026