BUCKING Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

bucking

verb

Definition of bucking next

present participle of buck

as in yanking

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

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as in resisting

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 handing

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 bucking Rosser-Sumpter says the PWR Championship will mark the first time since 2008 that a women's rodeo organization has included bull riding or bucking horse riding in an event. —

Madison Sawyer, CBS News, 12 May 2026 Besides the freedom of road-tripping, the spirit of Route 66 is about independent businesses bucking the odds on the road less traveled. —

Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026 The pair is also bucking the negative performance of the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF, which is down nearly 16% in 2026. —

Paulina Likos, CNBC, 12 May 2026 Luxury retail remained resilient during China‘s five-day Labor Day holiday — bucking a broader trend of cautious consumer spending — according to foot traffic data gathered by Bernstein across 10 high-end malls in four major cities. —

Denni Hu, Footwear News, 8 May 2026 Following his own entitlement, Jack advocates for having fun and bucking against the confines of the adult world. —

Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026 Cunningham, who lost a three-person Democratic primary in March after bucking her party on a veto override vote, is now registered as an unaffiliated voter. —

Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026 And to make ends meet, many Americans are bucking traditional timelines and holding onto their jobs for longer. —

Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026 But Wednesday’s news that the players have pitched wearing alternate road jerseys to the team’s higher-ups is just another example of the Yankees considering bucking tradition for modernity, player preference and, of course, revenue. —

Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026

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Essentially, yanking gravity away is another tool, just like temperature or pressure, that drug manufacturers can apply to improve their products.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Now, the Sentinel has learned, Florida is taking an inconsistent approach to cleaning up its mess, yanking the licenses of 47 nurses who attended schools cited by the FBI but allowing others to keep working, even when it has been alerted to their shortcomings.

— Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026