POTS Synonyms: 222 Similar and Opposite Words

pots 1 of 2

noun

plural of pot

as in pools

the total of the bets at stake at one time everyone got a bit nervous when the pot grew to more than a hundred dollars

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as in loads

a considerable amount made a pot of money in the real estate market

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as in bellies

an enlarged or bulging abdomen vowed that he would never get a pot, that telltale sign of middle age

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pots

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of pot

as in seeds

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Recent Examples of pots

Noun

This spacious dish-drying rack can accommodate full-sized pots and pans, in addition to smaller kitchenware. —

Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026 Murphy said some of her coworkers went outside to bang pots and pans in support of the detainees on the ground. —

Lauren Linder, CBS News, 6 May 2026 Hamell recommends terracotta pots, which breathe and help prevent overwatering. —

Rachel Gillett, Martha Stewart, 5 May 2026 Provide adequate drainage in containers and avoid excess irrigation in pots and garden beds. —

Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 May 2026 Food and drink Inspired by Depero’s La Rivista painting, Ristorante La Rivista has a distinctly Futurist design, with tables made of midnight-blue starlight marble, bright yellow booths, porthole windows, vintage luggage racks, and lamps made of upside-down coffee pots. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2026 To grow zucchini in pots, choose well-draining containers with a capacity of at least 5 gallons or 14 inches in diameter. —

Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2026 Mix large statement pots — small trees or tall ornamental grasses work well — with medium plants and trailing varieties that spill over the edges. —

Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026 Group plants in clusters of varying heights, mixing larger statement pots — think a small tree or tall ornamental grass — with medium plants and trailing varieties. —

Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Babies who don’t get the vitamin K shot, research shows, are 81 times more likely than those who do to develop late vitamin K deficiency bleeding, where in many cases oxygen can’t reach their brains and blood pools around their skulls.

— Duaa Eldeib, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
People do it in plunge pools, natural bodies of water or spa and hotel wellness circuits.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026