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

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

The company has bucked the trend of failing casual dining restaurants. — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026