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pool

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of pool

a small often deep body of water

  • a secluded pool that has long been a locally favored spot for skinny-dipping
Synonyms of pool

billabong [Australian], mere [chiefly British], puddle, stank [British dialect], well
Words Related to pool

basin, hole, sinkhole

swimming pool

lake, pond, water hole

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pool

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of pool

1 a body of persons at work or available for work

  • a large pool of applicants for the summer internship
Synonyms of pool

force, help, labor force, manpower, personnel, staff, workforce
Words Related to pool

labor, proletariat, rank and file

band, company, crew, gang, outfit, party, squad, team

employee (also employe), helper, hireling, worker

blood

support

2 the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time

  • a pool of ideas ready to use whenever the cartoonist needs to meet a deadline
Synonyms of pool

budget, force, fund, inventory, repertoire, reservoir, stock, supply
Words Related to pool

reserve, resource

cache, hoard, stockpile

refill, renewal, replacement

kitty, nest egg, pot, purse

fountain, mine, source, spring, well, wellspring

3 a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose

  • office workers setting up a pool for the collective purchase of lottery tickets
Synonyms of pool

account, budget, deposit, fund, kitty, nest egg
Words Related to pool

chest, coffer(s)

assets, savings, savings account

bankroll, cache, collection, cushion, hoard, pocketbook, reserve, treasure

petty cash, pin money, pocket money, spending money

4 the total of the bets at stake at one time

  • two coworkers split last weekʼs football pool
Synonyms of pool

jack, jackpot, pot
Words Related to pool

fund, kitty

bet, stake, wager

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