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

See California governor race polls A SurveyUSA poll released on Monday, May 4 found that 20% of voters would cast their ballot for Hilton if the primary election was held today. —

Paris Barraza, USA Today, 7 May 2026 Historically, the former Team USA coach has been one of the most lauded in our player polls. —

Josh Robbins, New York Times, 6 May 2026 San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, who has ticked up in polls but remains in the single digits, was Becerra’s loudest adversary. —

Ben Paviour may 6, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026 The state schools superintendent is mired in bare single digits in polls and only just made the debate stage after being left out of last week’s meetup in San Francisco. —

Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026 To read the results of previous reader polls, click here. —

Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2026 The contest is expected to be the first clear indication in years about whether Californians are willing to rewrite environmental regulations, which they have traditionally supported, as concerns about housing prices, utility bills and other costs have soared to the top of polls. —

Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026

Verb

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 The quarterly survey, which polls executives across manufacturing and services, suggests companies see price pressures easing modestly. —

Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for polls

Noun

Watch all of the day’s events here, including Abel’s first question-and-answer session with insurance chief Ajit Jain, and a panel with the heads of Berkshire’s other businesses.

— Yun Li,Alex Harring,Sarah Min, CNBC, 2 May 2026
Still, Fudd was able to adjust and didn’t pick up a single foul after halftime, and Wings coach Jose Fernandez isn’t concerned about the star guard as Dallas heads into its second preseason game Sunday against the Las Vegas Aces at home.

— Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026