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
• dollar
• shekels
• gold
• moola
• change
• lucre
• loot
• green
• pelf
• wampum
• tender
• coinage
• legal tender
• scratch
• cabbage
• needful
• bread
• kale
• long green
• lolly
• resources
• wallet
• jack
• dime
• money order
• bill
• specie
• greenback
• pittance
• scrip
• megabucks
• paper money
• bankroll
• promissory note
• finances
• fortune
• folding money
• peanuts
• capital
• banknote
• mint
• means
• wad
• roll
• draft
• bundle
• big bucks
• shoestring
• pot
• dead presidents
• chump change
• riches
• pile
• check
• note
• treasure
• mite
• dibs
• boodle
• abundance
• wealth
• bomb
• pocket money
• 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

Our price target is a bit higher at $265 — a couple of bucks shy of last Tuesday's highs. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 14 July 2026

Million Dollar Trifle is a decadent layered dessert that looks and tastes like a million bucks, yet is extremely simple to make. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 13 July 2026

Gosha sighs, at the prospect of having to raise an amount that, over in the States, would be less than 50 bucks. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 July 2026

Beer, soda, hot dogs, pretzels, and more are all just five bucks each. — James McClellan, Curbed, 10 July 2026

The wide-open scam enriched Haitian freeloaders as Bonheur personally netted a million bucks in just two years after Joe Biden rang the dinner bell for every grifter in the Third World. — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 July 2026

The breakdown is $140 for the ticket, four bucks for a facility fee, and a $10 service charge, plus taxes. — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2026

The Street is 500 bucks more, priced at $5,499, and comes with a two-year unlimited mileage warranty. — New Atlas, 6 July 2026

Passengers who have flexible schedules can hop aboard at the last minute for as little as a hundred bucks per person. — Jane Wooldridge, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026

Verb

Belgium is famous for its first-rate beer, frites and seafood — but Cult, one of the city’s newest dining hot spots, bucks the trend. — New York Times, 16 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

The PencilVac bucks that colorful trigger-action trend, slimming down and streamlining to just the essentials. — Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026

The new program bucks the norm that such moonshot packages are reserved for CEOs. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026

Phrases Containing bucks

• big bucks