POUCH Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

pouch 1 of 2

noun

ˈpau̇ch

Definition of pouch

as in bag

a container made of a flexible material (as paper or plastic) we sealed the catnip in a cloth pouch and tossed it to the cat

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verb

as in to protrude

to extend outward beyond a usual point as he grew older, the skin on his neck pouched

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Recent Examples of pouch

Noun

To collect breath for analysis, for example, volunteers breathe into small, lab-grade plastic bags that resemble juice pouches, or into syringe-like breath samplers. — Marta Zaraaska, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026 There's also a snuggly cashmere snood from Quince and a custom name travel pouch from BaubleBar. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

Verb

In 2003, Gambian pouched rats shipped from Ghana to Texas were housed alongside prairie dogs at a pet distribution facility in Illinois. — John Drake, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026 Limiting access to supplies is misguided when a pouching system, fitted by experts, is what allows people to live normally. — Diego Schaps, STAT, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pouch

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pouch

Noun

The miniature toys can also be used as charms and attached to keys, bags and other accessories.

— Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
The extra-large River Café tote bag ($54), from Ruthie Rogers’s legendary London restaurant, is the perfect urban bag for running errands.

— Nicholas Blechman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of bag

Verb

Wire-thin cables protruding from the implant exit Pancho’s skull through the coin-sized opening.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
Once fished to the brink of extinction globally, sand tiger sharks, that iconic aquarium shark with a jaw of protruding, jagged teeth that only a mother could love, have been increasing in the Boston Harbor over the last decade.

— Asia London Palomba, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of protrude

Verb

On the other, the black sand slopes downward into darkness, garden eels poking cautiously from burrows before instantly retreating at the slightest movement.

— Avantika Chaturvedi, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2026
But Miami broke through in the third quarter when Notre Dame cornerback Leonard Moore went to the bench after being poked in the eye, according to the NBC broadcast.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026