BUCKED Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

bucked

verb

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 Meta Platforms — Shares of the social media giant bucked the broader market trend, rising 6%. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 In the 2002 midterms, Republicans again bucked the historical trend, gaining seats in both chambers following the post-9/11 political climate. — Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026 Two go-their-own-way Democrats bucked the party on a routine procedural vote, angering colleagues and raising a red flag about potential party divisions to come. — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 This trend bucked a long-prevailing assumption that city life was the population’s main horizon of career advancement and social mobility. — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 Dahlke bucked that trend by embracing xeriscaping, or drought-tolerant landscaping. — Simmone Shah, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 Not so in Boise, which appears to have bucked a brief post-COVID lull. — Mark Dee august 26, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026 Rocky Horror bucked an overall downward trend during the summer dog days, with grosses up $120,328 to $949,446 for the final week or original cast members Luke Evans, Stephanie Hsu and Andrew Durand. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026 It’s also bucked against the front-runners in recent GOP contests. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

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Brewers starter Dustin May gave up three runs and six hits before being yanked with one out in the third.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
In recent conversations with The Athletic, two coaches with deep affection for their alma mater described having the Camp Randall rug yanked from underneath them.

— Tim Graham, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of yanked

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The university initially resisted the financial institution’s requests to open an account and to provide personal information of its then-chief financial officer, but ultimately gave in, Kraus said.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Then, his administration sent letters and filed lawsuits to push states to run their sensitive voter data through the tool – a prospect some states have agreed to, but many have resisted to keep their residents’ personal information secure.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of resisted

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When we were done, the mother handed me a tip and smiled apologetically before getting into her car.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Inside Judge Thomas Ayze’s courtroom, staffers handed documents to immigrants in a room filled with nearly two dozen people.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of handed

Verb

Somewhere nearby, in a dark office, an eavesdropping oreja has just jerked to attention on his hard little chair.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
Once the squid gather near the surface, lines fitted with bait are lowered into the water and rapidly jerked up and down to imitate small prey such as shrimp, triggering strikes before the catch is reeled aboard.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026

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One aspect of Lamont’s energy policy that Fazio declined to second-guess was the decision to sign a deal with Millstone, which was opposed by some Republicans at the time.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Kalshi’s announcement also follows a meeting between the CFTC and tribal representatives who are opposed to prediction markets, who reiterated their opposition to event contracts following the session.

— Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of opposed

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Thirteen seasons have passed since Metallica released their latest album, 72 Seasons — whose title represents the first 18 years of a person’s life — and the band is planning on extending its M72 Tour in support of the album at least a few more.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026
While the billionaire tax held a slim majority, so did two other measures on the ballot that would each, if passed, counteract the tax.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

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