BUCKED Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

bucked

verb

Definition of bucked next

past tense of buck

as in yanked

to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion the car bucked and stalled

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as in resisted

to refuse to give in to bucked the trend to outdo everyone else and just wore the same clothes they had in previous years

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as in handed

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

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Recent Examples of bucked But Boeing bucked the uptrend, sinking nearly 5% after news of China's potential order. —

Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 May 2026 While the amount of alcohol imbibed declined in 49 of the 50 states, Nevada bucked the trend. —

Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 15 May 2026 In recent years, rates on CDs have bucked tradition, with higher ones available for long-term accounts and lower ones tied to short-term options. —

Matt Richardson, CBS News, 13 May 2026 Passengers should keep their seat belts bucked at all times, pay attention to safety briefings, and always listen to the pilots and flight crew, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). —

Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026 During a meeting of the Budget Review Committee, Councilmember Raul Campillo argued the cuts bucked years of City Council direction to boost arts funding. —

Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026 But Disney has so far bucked the trend of divesting the legacy assets that have become a burden to most media giants in the eyes of Wall Street analysts. —

Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 May 2026 The real dinner bucked with tradition, opting for a mentalist over a comedian — not that Oz Pearlman got very far into his act before the secret service foiled an attempt on the President’s life — so Kimmel picked up the skewering duties. —

Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026 Trends have been bucked, decades-long waits have been ended. —

Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026

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Once, Denise yanked an earring out of Djena’s left ear, tearing the lobe.

— Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
That infuriatingly catchy Kars4Kids donation jingle got yanked off the air in California.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026