Synonyms of pools

pools 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of pool

as in puddles

a small often deep body of water

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• puddles
• lakes
• ponds
• wells
• billabongs
• basins
• meres
• stanks
• holes
• sinkholes
• swimming pools
• water holes

pools

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural of pool

1

as in staffs

a body of persons at work or available for work

a large pool of applicants for the summer internship

Synonyms & Similar Words

• staffs
• workforces
• manpowers
• crews
• workers
• forces
• labor forces
• employees
• personnels
• teams
• companies
• help
• squads
• bands
• blood
• gangs
• parties
• outfits
• helpers
• proletariats
• hirelings
• rank and files
• supports
• labors

2

as in supplies

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 & Similar Words

• supplies
• inventories
• reservoirs
• repertoires
• funds
• stocks
• budgets
• resources
• forces
• sources
• hoards
• reserves
• fountains
• caches
• stockpiles
• replacements
• purses
• mines
• wells
• renewals
• springs
• pots
• refills
• nest eggs
• kitties
• wellsprings

3

as in deposits

a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deposits
• funds
• budgets
• savings
• accounts
• nest eggs
• collections
• kitties
• assets
• chests
• savings accounts
• coffers
• reserves
• treasures
• bankrolls
• caches
• hoards
• cushions
• pocketbooks
• pin money
• pocket moneys
• petty cashes
• spending moneys

4

as in funds

the total of the bets at stake at one time

two coworkers split last week's football pool

Synonyms & Similar Words

• funds
• pots
• stakes
• bets
• jacks
• jackpots
• wagers
• kitties

pools

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verb

present tense third-person singular of pool

as in stacks

Related Words

• stacks
• piles
• links
• balls
• merges
• clusters
• connects
• heaps
• combines
• unites
• joins
• groups
• batches
• huddles
• bunches
• scrapes (up or together)
• archives
• regathers
• regroups
• compiles
• constellates
• herds
• corrals
• accumulates
• organizes
• congregates
• collates
• lumps
• rounds up
• systematizes
• arranges
• bands
• flocks
• collects
• bulks (up)
• concentrates
• re-collects
• swarms
• amasses
• garners
• rallies
• assembles
• brigades
• throngs
• hives
• gathers
• packs
• musters
• picks up
• presses
• raises

Dissimilar Words

• separates
• dissolves
• severs
• disintegrates
• splits (up)
• breaks up
• sends
• dismisses
• disperses
• scatters
• disbands
• dispels
• dissipates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pools

Noun

In an agentic organization, leaders must examine the human-agent system around those value pools. — Hope Frank, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Places To Stay 18 Best Hotels in Santorini Stunning villas, private pools, and views over the Caldera—these are the best Santorini hotels to stay, sleep, and soak up the Aegean sunshine. — Chadner Navarro september 10, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026

Calvo subsequently ordered the city’s remaining pools closed and called for an independent review of the aquatic facilities. — Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

Spacious accommodations feature private plunge pools set against breathtaking Pacific views, along with rain showers and soaking tubs. — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2026

Other prevention tips include emptying kiddie pools after use, keeping drains and gutters unclogged and utilizing well-fitting screens for doors and windows. — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Empty water from mosquito breeding sites around the home, such as buckets, unused kiddie pools, old tires, and other water-holding containers where mosquitoes can lay eggs. — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

What’s Happening Bathhouses and social saunas are adding restaurants, bars, lounges and dedicated social zones alongside pools and steam rooms, according to CN Traveller’s rundown of 2026 travel trends. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026

Mosquitoes thrive in wet, warm conditions, and prefer to breed in pools of standing water, according to Justin Harbison, an associate professor at Loyola University of Chicago. — Elena Tittel, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026