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

Their bakery is in the same building as the restaurant Brasero, where the two staffs share meals and more. — Carly Boers, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

The news and editorial staffs of the Hartford Courant had no role in this post’s preparation. — Ascend Agency, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026

The ratings do not consider personnel changes on the roster or coaching staffs. — Loren Maxwell, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026

The Pittsburgh Penguins announced the coaching staffs for their American Hockey League and ECHL affiliates ahead of the 2026-27 season. — Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026

Many utilities operate with small staffs, so remote connections allow an employee to monitor a distant pump or tank, receive an alarm after hours or let a vendor diagnose equipment without traveling to every site. — William Akoto, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

Cocobolo rosewood, Dalbergia retusa, is particularly favored for carving ceremonial staffs used in traditional medicine and commercial art depicting tropical plants and animals. — Chenier Carpio Opua, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026

Graham and some of this congregation brought ice cream to their staffs — teenagers mostly, some of whom likely worked the weekend shift and heard the shots and screams next door. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 4 Aug. 2026

Skubal slides into a star-studded rotation, fueling belief the Dodgers now boast one of the best pitching staffs in baseball history. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026