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

Some polls have shown movement toward greater support for climate action among survivors of climate disasters. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Recent polls show that Machado is the only politician whom a majority of Venezuelans support. — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

El-Sayed was leading most polls in the three-way field, but since McMorrow dropped out, Stevens took the lead in a Detroit News poll 48% to 41%. — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 20 July 2026

The Labour government has seen a decrease in popularity among the British public, cemented by huge losses at the local polls in May—the fallout of which ultimately led to Starmer resigning as Prime Minister. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 17 July 2026

Both changes are within the poll's margin of error, but are consistent with other recent polls on the president's standing. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 17 July 2026

Israeli polls are showing a groundswell of support for opposition parties, led by former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and a popular centrist former military chief. — ABC News, 17 July 2026

In recent polls, Rodriguez had fallen behind Barnes and Hong by a wide margin. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2026

Public polls have shown him with an early lead over Collins, and key Republicans worry about their chances in what was once seen as one of the GOP’s best pickup opportunities. — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 15 July 2026

Verb

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

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