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buck

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of buck

1 a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance
  • a vain buck who spends an hour before the bathroom mirror every morning
Synonyms of buck

beau, dandy, dude, fop, gallant
Words Related to buck

blade, cavalier, dasher

clotheshorse, swell
Near Antonyms of buck

slob, sloven
2 an adult male human being
  • found some strong young bucks to help move the furniture
Synonyms of buck

dude, fella, fellow, gent, gentleman, guy, hombre, joker, lad, male, man
Words Related to buck

master, mister, sir

buddy, buster
3 a U.S. currency bill representing 100 cents
  • dropped a buck in the collection basket
Synonyms of buck

clam, dollar, one
Words Related to buck

greenback
4 bucks plural something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
  • That car costs big bucks.
Synonyms of buck

bread [slang], cash, change, chips, coin, currency, dough, gold, green, jack [slang], legal tender, lucre, money, pelf, tender, wampum
Words Related to buck

coinage, specie

paper money, scrip

banknote, cashier's check, check, draft, money order, note, promissory note

bill, dollar, greenback

bankroll, capital, finances, funds, wad, wallet

mite, peanuts, pittance, shoestring

bundle, fortune, king's ransom, mint, pile, pot

opulence, riches, treasure, wealth

resources, wherewithal

petty cash, pin money, pocket money, spending money

buck

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of buck

1 to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion
  • The car bucked and stalled.
Synonyms of buck

hitch, jerk, jolt, twitch, yank
Words Related to buck

bump, jounce, lurch, pitch, stagger

jig, jiggle, jog, joggle, shake

drag, lug, pull, tug

pluck, tweak

grab, rip, snap (up), snatch, tear, wrench, wrest, wring
2 to refuse to give in to
  • bucked the trend to outdo everyone else and just wore the same clothes they had in previous years
Synonyms of buck

defy, fight, oppose, repel, resist, withstand
Words Related to buck

battle, combat, contend (with)

challenge, contest, contradict, dispute

baffle, balk, foil, frustrate, thwart

check, counter, hinder, obstruct, stem
Antonyms of buck

bow (to), capitulate (to), give in (to), knuckle under (to), stoop (to), submit (to), succumb (to), surrender (to), yield (to)
3 to shift possession of (something) from one person to another
  • Buck each box to the next person in line, and the last person will stack them in the storeroom.
Synonyms of buck

hand, hand over, pass, reach, transfer
Words Related to buck

relay

bear, carry

finger, handle, paw

cede, deliver, give, give up, release, relinquish, render, surrender, turn over, yield

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