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

Both coaching staffs believed their teams were prepared for a four-quarter battle. — Abbygail Granados, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Sep. 2026

Most of the coaches believe too many staffs rely on rankings and offer lists. — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Under a less dire scenario, Paramount could shift its corporate headquarters to another state to qualify for incentives but still maintain large staffs in the creative hubs of Los Angeles and New York, where the company has its legal headquarters. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Pneumatic recovery boots, once a niche tool for pro training staffs, now show up in the nightly routines of Simone Biles, Patrick Mahomes, Venus Williams, Stephen Curry and other elite competitors. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026

The news and editorial staffs of The New York Daily News had no role in this post’s preparation. — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 11 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