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

Jason is currently earning a few extra bucks wiping down counters and hauling ice at a bar, which is even less glamorous than teaching science to disengaged students. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

These see regular action from bucks and does alike, and therefore, can be targeted. — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026

Let’s average all of those and call it $50 for RedZone for the season, plus or minus a couple bucks depending on your delivery platform. — Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

The Dell 24 still has a $150 discount after the Labor Day sale, bringing it in under a thousand bucks. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

But if some — some oil’s getting through otherwise oil would be 150 bucks. — NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026

That’s because content companies are willing to shell out major bucks to air live, anything-can-happen matches, which tend to draw bigger audiences than scripted fare. — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026

High-quality bike racks are not cheap, so 20% off can mean more than a couple hundred bucks. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026

Unlike a more substantial pull-out couch that can be a tight fit in small spaces, a piece of furniture that looks like a million bucks and also happens to serve a daily function is ideal. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 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