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 Paxton allegedly found a Montblanc pen, which cost in the ballpark of $1,000, and pocketed it. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 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 The purse has not been announced for this year, but last year teams that won just one match in mixed doubles but lost in the second round made $100,000, meaning the individual players pocketed $50,000 each after just a few hours on the court. — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Continue reading … RULES FOR THEE — Democrat pocketed six figures hawking health products after vowing not to. — FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Mills pocketed as much as £750,000 in the 12 months to the end of March 2026. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 July 2026 Oligarchs pocketed the petrodollars of the late-aughts oil boom and left the nation somehow poorer and more indebted. — Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026 Doyle allegedly pocketed most of the proceeds while feeding Matthiesen a string of false explanations about why payment had never arrived. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2026

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Verb

Washington also seemed to open up the playbook, with downfield passing concepts that confused Miami defensive backs and pressure packages that stifled the Dolphins offensive line.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Raman asserted that there have been only three Inside Safe operations in her district and that her committee has been stifled by inaction from the mayor.

— Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of stifled

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The administration argues that some of its functions could be handled by private companies.

— Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Negotiations for the sales attachment were handled by Ariel and Ehud Bleiberg for Bleiberg Entertainment and by Miriam Segal for Good Films Collective.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of handled

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Known primarily as a virtuoso sculptor, only a few of Bernini’s paintings have survived, and fewer than twenty are broadly accepted as authentic.

— News Desk, Artforum, 21 Aug. 2026
One of the more popular myths accepted as fact is that the WNBA has bricked the breakaway slam dunk that is Caitlin Clark phenomenon.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of accepted

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Tests between -112°F and 68°F showed no exothermic peaks associated with water crystallization, indicating that ice formation was suppressed in the hydrogel.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 147 drones of various types in its latest barrage, of which 111 were shot down or otherwise suppressed.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of suppressed

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In Baltimore, umpires said the call on the field stood upon review, indicating the replay crew in New York was unable to confirm its accuracy one way or the other.

— Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Abdeen sneaked a few berries into his mouth, with one eye on his sister Essie, who stood nearby.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026