Synonyms of bucks

bucks 1 of 2

noun

plural of buck

as in money

something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment

hoping to win some major bucks at the slot machines

Synonyms & Similar Words

• money
• cash
• coin
• currency
• funds
• dough
• chips
• shekels
• dollar
• gold
• moola
• change
• lucre
• loot
• pelf
• green
• wampum
• tender
• legal tender
• coinage
• scratch
• cabbage
• needful
• bread
• kale
• long green
• lolly
• jack
• resources
• dime
• wallet
• money order
• bill
• specie
• greenback
• pittance
• scrip
• megabucks
• paper money
• bankroll
• promissory note
• finances
• folding money
• fortune
• peanuts
• capital
• banknote
• mint
• means
• wad
• roll
• draft
• bundle
• big bucks
• shoestring
• pot
• dead presidents
• chump change
• riches
• pile
• check
• treasure
• mite
• dibs
• note
• boodle
• abundance
• wealth
• pocket money
• bomb
• spending money
• pin money
• mad money
• petty cash
• earth
• packet
• opulence
• wherewithal
• king's ransom
• cashier's check

bucks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of buck

1

as in yanks

to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion

the car bucked and stalled

Synonyms & Similar Words

• yanks
• jerks
• pulls
• twitches
• grabs
• lurches
• shakes
• jolts
• tugs
• hitches
• hoicks
• bumps
• tears
• rips
• snatches
• drags
• jogs
• plucks
• lugs
• staggers
• jiggles
• jounces
• jigs
• tweaks
• wrenches
• joggles
• pitches
• snaps (up)
• wrings
• wrests

2

as in resists

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

• resists
• opposes
• fights
• withstands
• repels
• contests
• contends (with)
• defies
• stems
• counters
• checks
• challenges
• combats
• disputes
• contradicts
• balks
• battles
• hinders
• baffles
• foils
• frustrates
• thwarts
• obstructs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submits (to)
• yields (to)
• gives in (to)
• surrenders (to)
• succumbs (to)
• bows (to)
• stoops (to)
• capitulates (to)
• knuckles under (to)

3

as in hands

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

• hands
• passes
• reaches
• transfers
• gives
• hands over
• fingers
• carries
• handles
• relays
• yields
• bears
• paws
• delivers
• releases
• renders
• gives up
• turns over
• surrenders
• relinquishes
• cedes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bucks

Noun

Even during the rut, Infalt shoots most of his mature bucks in the thick stuff near where deer sleep. — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026

Shopping malls across the country are roping off parking spaces closest to main entrances and food courts to make a few extra bucks. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Timid personal injury lawyer Kevin Avery (Will Forte) scrapes by on quick, low-stakes payouts, Acme tossing his clients a couple hundred bucks for their fast-healing wounds. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

The first level of note is $207, only a few bucks from the current stock price. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

Earn moose bucks on an educational scavenger hunt or medallion hunt, then spend your bucks on treats at participating local businesses. — Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 22 Aug. 2026

Pole dancers bookend him and are showered with Usher bucks, his prop cash. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026

Verb

Fairphone bucks that trend, offering devices that can be fully disassembled and serviced using a single screwdriver. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026

The crisis in Ceuta bucks the trend for the rest of Spain, where irregular arrivals fell from 17,990 in the first six months of 2025 to 12,138 in the same period in 2026, according to Interior Ministry statistics. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 31 July 2026

Looking at all World Cups since 1966, the trend has typically been fewer goals than expected over a tournament, but this year bucks that trend. — Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Screen quality is often where budget laptops stumble, but Samsung's Galaxy Chromebook Plus bucks the trend to deliver a stellar OLED display that rocked our world. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 July 2026

With this decision, the king bucks 189 years of tradition, as monarchs have lived in the palace since 1837, when Queen Victoria began her reign. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 26 June 2026

Video of the incident posted to X shows the jet skidding on the runway during landing before the nose of the plane bucks upward. — Francie Ebert, NBC news, 8 June 2026

JPMorgan's recommendation on MGM bucks the consensus on Wall Street, where 12 out of 27 analysts rate the stock no more than a hold, and three rate it a sell. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 28 May 2026

The brainchild of architect and naval designer Stefano Pastrovich, the quartet bucks marine conventions. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 1 May 2026

Phrases Containing bucks

• big bucks