bucket list

noun

: a list of things that one has not done before but wants to do before dying

Examples of bucket list in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The flora and fauna that make the Galápagos a bucket list destination spill into coastal Peru, where creatures like green turtles and blue footed boobies are sighted regularly. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2026

Other lifelong regrets included not taking spontaneous trips without overthinking it (21%), going to bucket list destinations (17%) and saying 'yes’ to adventures rather than prioritizing work (14%). — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Cage fan Michael Barnett, 55, from Glasgow, Scotland, said attending the chord change was a bucket list item. — Stefanie Dazio, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Two Americana institutions have finally crossed one item off their collective bucket list. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 6 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

from the phrase kick the bucket (to die)

First Known Use

2006, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bucket list

• blastocyst
• bolshevist
• coexist
• egoist
• hedonist
• jihadist
• nativist
• oculist
• reminisced
• trotskyist
• assist
• blacklist