POCKETING Synonyms: 146 Similar and Opposite Words

pocketing

verb

present participle of pocket

as in suppressing

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

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as in stealing

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 accepting

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

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Recent Examples of pocketing And rather than pocketing the savings, these companies are using the productivity gains from AI to find new ways to drive growth. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 Further back, an open, airy great room with pocketing glass doors opening to the backyard contains a fireside living room, casual dining area, and kitchen outfitted with white oak cabinetry, two islands, and a walk-in pantry. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2026 For instance, a creditor might bid $35,000 for a $50,000 SUV, reducing the judgment by that amount, then sell it for $50,000, pocketing $15,000. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 In 2023, Afram sued director Martin Scorsese, accusing him of pocketing $500,000 to serve as an executive producer and then doing nothing to help get the project off the ground. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 July 2026 And shorting — borrowing a stock to sell it high in the hopes of repurchasing it at a cheaper price later and pocketing the proceeds — is having a bit of a renaissance. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 July 2026 In July 2025, while presenting the awards for the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup to Chelsea, he was accused of pocketing one of the championship medals. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 The company argued attorneys were swindling their own clients, inflating medical bills of car crash victims to increase the value of the settlement and then pocketing a hefty chunk of the payouts. — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 Thai’s laboratory allegedly billed Medicare roughly $142 million for genetic testing, successfully pocketing about $95 million on those claims, according to the FBI. — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pocketing

Verb

Embracing uncertainty does not mean ignoring danger, suppressing disappointment or insisting that every setback is positive.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
In addition to suppressing screen tearing, the Pro upgrade adds color and luminance certification as well as HDR compatibility.

— Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of suppressing

Verb

After arriving at the hospital and spending nearly an hour with hospital staff filling out paperwork, I was handed another form accepting financial responsibility.

— Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
So the witches must find the son to stop him from accepting the role.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of accepting

Verb

By institutional convention, such a show would unfold chronologically; but as its curator, the Native designer Brian Johnson, notes, time is a snake swallowing its own tail.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The Medicare Advantage and D-SNP list drops authorization for speech and language treatment, group speech treatment, swallowing dysfunction and spinal chiropractic manipulation.

— JP Montoya, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of swallowing

Verb

Instagram Stories remain at the top of the feed, per screenshots from Oncescu, while swiping the screen pulls up the traditional feed of posts from accounts a user follows.

— Mia Sato, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026
Billed as an immersive matchmaking experience and a new take on the dating show, the format features singletons who are tired of swiping and first dates and are ready to get hitched.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of swiping

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Employee did not wash hands after handling raw food and changing gloves, before handling ready to eat foods.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
About one-quarter of AAPI adults approve of the way Trump is handling his job as president overall.

— Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of handling

Verb

The worm, however impossible to miss, is shoved, bumped, and pushed around with everyone else in the stifling subway car.

— Deadline, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
The Canal+ Group’s shuttering of the Showmax streaming service earlier this year was just the latest example of how a distribution chokepoint is stifling Africa’s creative boom.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of stifling

Verb

Nathan is offended and starts going on his usual rant about not tolerating disrespect toward his family.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
Egyptian authorities alternated over the decades between tolerating and repressing the group, which was permitted to field candidates in elections for brief periods.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026