Synonyms of bucking

bucking

verb

present participle of buck

1

as in yanking

to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion

the car bucked and stalled

Synonyms & Similar Words

• yanking
• jerking
• pulling
• lurching
• twitching
• shaking
• tugging
• grabbing
• hitching
• jolting
• bumping
• tearing
• dragging
• hoicking
• ripping
• staggering
• jigging
• snatching
• plucking
• jiggling
• jouncing
• lugging
• jogging
• pitching
• tweaking
• wrenching
• joggling
• wringing
• snapping (up)
• wresting

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resisting
• opposing
• withstanding
• fighting
• defying
• repelling
• contesting
• combating
• battling
• thwarting
• countering
• contradicting
• challenging
• stemming
• contending (with)
• hindering
• balking
• disputing
• checking
• obstructing
• frustrating
• foiling
• baffling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submitting (to)
• yielding (to)
• bowing (to)
• succumbing (to)
• giving in (to)
• surrendering (to)
• stooping (to)
• capitulating (to)
• knuckling under (to)

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handing
• passing
• reaching
• transferring
• giving
• carrying
• handing over
• relaying
• handling
• pawing
• yielding
• delivering
• releasing
• bearing
• rendering
• surrendering
• relinquishing
• fingering
• turning over
• giving up
• ceding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bucking

For other competitors in the accessible luxury market, Longchamp offers a valuable case study in bucking the trend of excessively fawning Gen Z content, at a time when luxury is at risk of losing its hold on youth culture. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

However, larger institutions bucking the trend are finding real capability, particularly in tech roles. — Paul Davis, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

The stomach was on a gimbal that’s basically a bucking bronco. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026

Shares were up about 1% on Wednesday, bucking a broader market decline, after the industrial automation company announced a new AI platform developed with technology from Club name Nvidia and server maker Dell . — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

As of Wednesday, the KBW bank index is down nearly 11% over the past month, bucking the S&P 500’s 1% advance. — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Chick-fil-A is bucking a growing fast-food industry trend, with CEO Andrew Cathy saying the chicken chain does not plan to use artificial intelligence to take customers' drive-thru orders. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Those heavy-for-caliber projectiles penetrate well and shoot flat and do a decent job of bucking the wind thanks to their high ballistic coefficients. — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026

But as energy costs have jumped in many parts of the country over the last year — driven in part by data center development and rising gas prices amid the war with Iran — Connecticut is bucking the trend. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026