Synonyms of staffs

staffs

noun

variants or staves

plural of staff

1

as in workforces

a body of persons at work or available for work

we're working with a short staff at the office today

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in canes

a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment

carried a staff for self-defense when walking alone at night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• canes
• batons
• bats
• rods
• clubs
• maces
• mallets
• cudgels
• truncheons
• nightsticks
• billy clubs
• billies
• bludgeons
• waddies
• staves
• hammers
• bastinadoes
• shillelaghs
• rungs
• saps
• knobkerries
• rattans
• beetles
• blackjacks
• switches
• birches
• crooks
• gavels
• sledgehammers
• mauls
• crosiers
• hickories
• crabsticks
• walking sticks
• whangees

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of staffs

Grier spent the first few seasons of his tenure in San Jose building a foundation for the future, adding to the scouting and player development staffs while also swapping veterans and their contracts for prospects and draft picks. — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 21 July 2026

And, yes, much of the damage was inflicted against one of the American League’s worst pitching staffs (statistically speaking). — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 20 July 2026

And their staffs would have to like each other, too, and to learn to work together on the trail (which would lead to actually working together in office). — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 16 July 2026

At its core, WHIP measures which staffs avoid traffic on the basepaths, and all but a quarter of historical World Series squads ranked among the top 14 in the first half of the schedule. — Neil Paine, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Others will argue, reasonably, that no other commercial industry staffs onboard physicians on most routes, and that the infrequency of serious events makes dedicated medical staffing hard to justify economically. — Sriman Swarup, STAT, 13 July 2026

Over the weekend, Bueckers expressed concern about the racial makeup of WNBA coaching staffs. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026

And while Tromp has yet to establish himself as a long-term major league regular, organizations continue to value his experience and familiarity with handling pitching staffs. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

The news and editorial staffs of the Chicago Tribune had no role in this post’s preparation. — Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026