polls

The word “polls” has 1 syllable: polls

It's pronounced as /pɔlz/

What is synonym and antonym for polls?

In the thesaurus, “polls” has 69 synonyms and 4 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for polls along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for polls

alternative
appointment
ballot
ballot box
balloting
balloting place
beans
blocks
bobs
canvases
canvasses
choice
circularizes
clips
crania
craniums
crops
crowns
curtails
cuts
cuts back
decision
determination
docks
domes
franchise
heads
interrogates
interviews
judgment
manicures
mazards
mazzards
mows
nips
nobs
noddles
noggins
noodles
nuts
occipita
occiputs
option
pares
pates
pinches
poll
polling place
preference
primary
prunes
questions
referendum
scalps
selection
shaves
shears
shortens
skives
skulls
snips
solicits
stumps
surveys
ticket
trims
vote-casting
voting machine
whittles

Antonyms for polls

elongates
extends
lengthens
reports

Meanings of polls

noun
1. A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.
2. A formal election.
3. A polling place (usually as plural, polling places).
4. (now rare outside veterinary medicine contexts) The head, particularly the scalp or pate upon which hair (normally) grows.
5. (in extended senses of the above) A mass of people, a mob or muster, considered as a head count.
6. The broad or butt end of an axe or a hammer.
7. The pollard or European chub, a kind of fish.
8. A pet parrot.
9. (Cambridge University) One who does not try for honors at university, but is content to take a degree merely; a passman.
verb
1. To take, record the votes of (an electorate).
2. To solicit mock votes from (a person or group).
3. To vote at an election.
4. To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as votes or voters.
5. To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop.
6. To cut the hair of (a creature).
7. To remove the horns of (an animal).
8. To remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop.
9. (communication) To (repeatedly) request the status of something (such as a computer or printer on a network).
10. (with adverb) To be judged in a poll.
11. To extort from; to plunder; to strip.
12. To impose a tax upon.
13. To pay as one's personal tax.
14. To enter, as polls or persons, in a list or register; to enroll, especially for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by one.
15. To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight line without indentation.

Example Sentences

The latest polls indicate that the election will be very close this year.
Many citizens are encouraged to participate in polls to ensure their voices are heard.
After the debate, the polls showed a significant shift in public opinion.
It's essential to check the polls before making any predictions about the outcome of the election.
Many voters are encouraged to participate in the process as the polls right now reflect a significant turnout.

On this page you'll find 73 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to polls, such as: alternative, appointment, ballot, ballot box, balloting, balloting place, beans.

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