Synonyms of pool

pool 1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈpül 

as in puddle

a small often deep body of water

a secluded pool that has long been a locally favored spot for skinny-dipping

Synonyms & Similar Words

• puddle
• lake
• pond
• well
• mere
• billabong
• stank
• basin
• hole
• swimming pool
• sinkhole
• water hole

pool

2 of 3

noun (2)

1

as in staff

a body of persons at work or available for work

a large pool of applicants for the summer internship

Synonyms & Similar Words

• staff
• workforce
• manpower
• personnel
• crew
• labor force
• worker
• employee
• force
• help
• team
• company
• squad
• party
• labor
• blood
• band
• employe
• support
• gang
• rank and file
• helper
• proletariat
• outfit
• hireling

2

as in supply

the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time

a pool of ideas ready to use whenever the cartoonist needs to meet a deadline

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supply
• inventory
• repertoire
• reservoir
• stock
• fund
• budget
• resource
• source
• force
• reserve
• cache
• fountain
• hoard
• replacement
• pot
• renewal
• stockpile
• purse
• spring
• mine
• refill
• nest egg
• well
• kitty
• wellspring

3

as in deposit

a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose

office workers setting up a pool for the collective purchase of lottery tickets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deposit
• fund
• budget
• savings
• nest egg
• kitty
• account
• collection
• chest
• assets
• reserve
• savings account
• treasure
• cache
• cushion
• bankroll
• hoard
• pin money
• pocket money
• petty cash
• pocketbook
• coffer(s)
• spending money

4

as in fund

the total of the bets at stake at one time

two coworkers split last week's football pool

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fund
• pot
• stake
• jackpot
• bet
• jack
• kitty
• wager

pool

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verb

as in to ball

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ball
• join
• stack
• pile
• merge
• connect
• combine
• heap
• link
• batch
• cluster
• bunch
• unite
• scrape (up or together)
• huddle
• group
• organize
• regroup
• compile
• round up
• accumulate
• archive
• herd
• collect
• lump
• arrange
• congregate
• bulk (up)
• flock
• corral
• systematize
• collate
• concentrate
• gather
• assemble
• amass
• band
• swarm
• garner
• hive
• re-collect
• regather
• pick up
• throng
• pack
• rally
• constellate
• raise
• brigade
• press
• muster

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separate
• dissolve
• split (up)
• break up
• send
• disintegrate
• sever
• dismiss
• disband
• scatter
• disperse
• dispel
• dissipate

Examples of pool in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Turn over wheelbarrows, kiddie pools and buckets when not in use. —Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2024

The community’s popular, leafy 38-acre park predates the Chicago Park District and is home to a historic field house, Olympic-sized pool and a popular farmers market. —Patrick Corcoran, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024

The sparsely populated region is loved for its natural wonders – the vast stretches of salt marshes, tidal pools, and barrier islands; the dwarf cypress trees of Tate’s Hell State Forest; and Wakulla Springs, considered one of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater springs. —Heather Hollingsworth and Stephen Smith, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Sep. 2024

Pictures obtained by The Daily Mail show topless models pouring champagne into a guest’s mouth in a pool. —Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 25 Sep. 2024