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

On the first Saturday of the 2026 college football season, several games around the country featured record-breaking temperatures that tested players, coaching staffs and fans in the stands. — Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

The department requested the city’s City Planning and Dangerous Buildings staffs to assess the structure. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2026

Larger, older cities toward the core of the Phoenix metro tend to have more taxpayers, deeper pockets, larger staffs and a long history of securing access to different sources of water. — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

The parliamentarian’s office advises legislators and their staffs, committees, and each chamber’s presiding officer on legislative procedure and precedent. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

Lawmakers and their staffs — many of them aware of that pressure — have been hearing from hospital leaders constantly about their fears about the implementation of the cuts. — Daniel Payne, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026

That means coach Sean Payton, general manager George Paton and their staffs will go essentially right from the game to finalizing their 53-man roster. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2026

In Dolphins @ Raiders, new coaching staffs bring Miami's aggressive 4-3 D-line against Kirk Cousins' pocket needs, contrasting with the Raiders' transitioning 3-4. — Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Significant layoffs by companies in Silicon Valley and San Francisco played a role in the reversal in the rankings, with New York companies in the finance and AI sectors bulking up their staffs. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026