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Synonyms of pocket

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Another word for pocket is pocketbook. Other synonyms of pocket are pot, trouser, pocket-size, pocket-sized and backfield.

Synonyms and similar words for pocket

nounA person's financial resources.

  • pocketbookOne's personal budget or financial capacity; the amount one can afford.

verbTo cause a ball to go into one of the pockets of the table; to complete a shot.

  • potTo cause a ball to fall into a pocket.

verbTo take and keep (something, especially money, that is not one's own).

  • trouserTo put (money) into one's trouser pocket; to pocket.

adjectiveOf a size suitable for putting into a pocket.

nounMore synonyms

  • backfield USThe area behind the line of scrimmage occupied before the snap by the team on offense.
  • passing pocket USSynonym of pocket (“The area behind the line of scrimmage subject to certain rules regarding intentional grounding”).
  • tackle box USSynonym of pocket (“The area behind the line of scrimmage subject to certain rules regarding intentional grounding”).

Meaning of pocket

  1. noun A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.
  2. noun A person's financial resources.
  3. noun An indention and cavity with a net sack or similar structure (into which the balls are to be struck) at each corner and one centered on each side of a pool or snooker table.

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Questions about synonyms of pocket

What is another word for pocket?
Pocket has 8 synonyms on Word.ws, such as pocketbook, pot, trouser, pocket-size, pocket-sized, backfield, passing pocket and tackle box.
What does pocket mean?
Pocket means a bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pocket (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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