POCKETED Synonyms: 150 Similar and Opposite Words

pocketed

verb

past tense of pocket

as in stifled

to refrain from openly showing or uttering pocketed my anger and just let the insult pass

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as in stole

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep she casually pocketed the note from his desk to read later

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as in handled

to put up with (something painful or difficult) pocketed his wife's messy habits

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Recent Examples of pocketed In total, Oum and Choe pocketed more than $530,000 through fraudulent billing practices between April 17 and August 25, including billing for services for clients who had died or were out of the country, according to the indictment. — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 They're designed to be easily pocketed or stowed for everyday carry (EDC), bicycling, motorcycling and other activities that put space at a premium. — New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2026 But for the deep-pocketed, the $400 Decades Wine Pairing is a voyage through time and space, guiding you through wines bottled across generations. — Rachel Tepper Paley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026 Streaming and games chief JB Perrette, CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels and uber-distribution boss Bruce Campbell each took home payouts of between $120 million and $150 million, while international chief Gerhard Zeiler also pocketed around $90 million. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026 The outlet reported that Jamal pocketed hundreds of thousands of dollars from at least six Feeding Our Future associates convicted in connection to the sprawling fraud scheme. — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026 The actress alleged that her mother had taken control of her finances and lied about how much she was being paid for a film and pocketed the difference. — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Workday — Shares were last down more than 3% as traders pocketed gains. — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026 Investors borrowed cheaply in yen, bought higher-yielding assets elsewhere and pocketed the spread. — Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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Verb

With good pitching come easier games, better matchups, and stifled hitters.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
How often are the voices of people coming home from prison stifled?

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of stifled

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On the first play of the third quarter, Wagner stole the ball from Hawks big man Onyeka Okongwu and scored with ease in transition.

— Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Federal authorities said her husband and several other individuals stole millions of dollars from the casino by creating fraudulent credit vouchers.

— Sergio Candido, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

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The second-year fifth-round pick started at the MIKE spot and handled green-dot responsibilities on his way to recording six tackles and being active throughout the night.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
Resolution is often a complex legal and financial negotiation, best handled by experienced advisors who understand creditor behavior.

— Nathan Mor, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of handled

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All the while, another machine consisting of a motor, a cylindrical blade assembly and a conveyor belt swallowed logs into one end and delivered a stream of wood chips out the other.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Before he was swallowed by one in Whalefall, Austin Abrams flew to Dominica to see a sperm whale up close.

— Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of swallowed

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Thieves made off with nearly $1 million in sports, Pokémon and other trading cards swiped from a FedEx truck in Southern California last week, police said Monday.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026
Two full pallets of collectible cards were stolen, and some cards on a third pallet were also swiped when thieves broke into a FedEx truck, according to police.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of swiped

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Internationally, a United Nations resolution on geographical names says that when countries sharing a feature can’t agree on a common name, each country’s name is accepted.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
After Israel accepted its meager portion, Arabs attacked and retained a significant part of the land that was to be divided between Jews and Arabs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of accepted

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The workers organized a strike, but their efforts were brutally suppressed.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
For 15 years multiple rounds of quantitative easing kept yields suppressed below 3% and often even close to zero, returns which are hardly competitive with stocks.

— Justin Zacks, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of suppressed

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About 4,400 SpaceX employees stood to become millionaires once the stock began trading, the New York Times reported, and Fortune profiled workers from top executives to welders whose equity is now worth seven figures or more.

— Heather Occhino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Lee, resplendent in a bright orange and blue pinstriped suit with matching hat, stood from his front-row seat, seemingly serving as conciliator.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026