Synonyms of bucked

bucked

verb

past tense of buck

1

as in yanked

to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion

the car bucked and stalled

Synonyms & Similar Words

• yanked
• jerked
• lurched
• pulled
• twitched
• tugged
• shook
• grabbed
• jolted
• hitched
• bumped
• hoicked
• tore
• staggered
• dragged
• snatched
• jogged
• plucked
• jiggled
• ripped
• jounced
• lugged
• jigged
• pitched
• wrenched
• joggled
• tweaked
• snapped (up)
• wrung
• wrested

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resisted
• opposed
• fought
• withstood
• defied
• repelled
• challenged
• contradicted
• contested
• countered
• thwarted
• contended (with)
• stemmed
• disputed
• combated
• balked
• hindered
• battled
• frustrated
• checked
• baffled
• obstructed
• foiled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submitted (to)
• succumbed (to)
• yielded (to)
• bowed (to)
• surrendered (to)
• stooped (to)
• gave in (to)
• capitulated (to)
• knuckled under (to)

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handed
• passed
• reached
• transferred
• gave
• carried
• handed over
• bore
• relayed
• pawed
• relinquished
• handled
• fingered
• rendered
• yielded
• ceded
• delivered
• released
• surrendered
• turned over
• gave up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bucked

The program bucked the overall decline in traditional TV viewing by growing 9 percent over the previous season. — Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Chinese tech stocks bucked the sell-off trend on Wednesday as investors surged into that sector. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 8 July 2026

After Diana’s engagement ring became an instant classic, her sister-in-law Sarah Ferguson also bucked the diamond tradition, choosing a three-carat Burmese ruby surrounded by diamonds in a floral design. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026

In addition to making the film available for purchase or rent on PVOD first, Amazon MGM bucked the trend once again by making its SVOD debut on Amazon’s MGM+ platform (formerly (EPIX) on June 18. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

The actress and director recalled being bucked off her horse and falling into a ditch with dozens of horses galloping toward her. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026

But to my surprise, these watercolors have bucked the trend. — Lauren Silbert, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

Comedy bucked the trend, ticking up to 71 from 69. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 June 2026

But this team—assembled via free agency, trades and second-round picks, led by a coach on his fourth stop—has bucked that stereotype. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 11 June 2026