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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, Beau Brummell, dandy, dude, fop, gallant, jay, lounge lizard, macaroni, pretty boy, toff [chiefly British]
Words Related to buck

coxcomb, fancy Dan, popinjay

blade, cavalier, dasher

clotheshorse, exquisite, swell
Near Antonyms of buck

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

bastard, bloke [chiefly British], cat, chap [chiefly British], chappie [British], dude, fella, fellow, galoot [slang], gent, gentleman, guy, hombre, jack, joe, 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

bone [slang], clam, dollar, one, smacker [slang]
Words Related to buck

greenback

dead presidents [slang]
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
  • hoping to win some major bucks at the slot machines
Synonyms of buck

bread [slang], cabbage [slang], cash, change, chips, coin, currency, dough, gold, green, jack [slang], kale [slang], legal tender, lolly [British], long green [slang], loot, lucre, money, moola (or moolah) [slang], needful, pelf, scratch [slang], shekels (also sheqels), tender, wampum
Words Related to buck

coinage, specie

dead presidents [slang], folding money, paper money, scrip

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

bill, dollar, greenback

bankroll, capital, finances, funds, roll [slang], wad, wallet

chump change, dibs [slang], dime, mite, peanuts, pittance, shoestring

big bucks, bomb [British], boodle, bundle, earth, fortune, king's ransom, megabucks, mint, packet [chiefly British], pile, pot

abundance, means, opulence, riches, treasure, wealth

resources, wherewithal

mad money, 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, hoick, 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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