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

Millions of dollars in federal funds were set to flow once again to the Hudson River Tunnel Thursday night, after a federal court order blocking the bucks expired. —Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026

Over 3 billion bucks in overall box office take? —Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2026

Trees and bucks cover eco-friendly cork wallpaper that ties to an antelope statue to signal the travels of Edgar Perry while Lutie’s (his wife) room is its opposite with light salmon shades contrasting wild leopard carpet and soft velvets. —Mandy Ellis, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026

This low-budget-looking spot was way more successful than the company's previous 2000 Super Bowl ad, the one that bragged about wasting 2 million bucks while showing a monkey dancing on a bucket. —Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026

Player props have become such a big and fun part of betting on the big game, so here are 11 that are worth sprinkling a few bucks on. —Kc Joyner, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026

Today, all flavors cost $6 except for the gluten-free Toffee-tastic cookies, which run 7 bucks. —Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026

Sometime after moving to Vegas for an academic job in his twenties, Ted hit his first jackpot on a video poker machine, pocketing a thousand bucks—then got another big win less than a week later. —Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026

Three million bucks from the Silicon Valley luminary (who’s actually registered to vote in Florida). —Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026

Verb

There are many reasons why America bucks this global trend, but much of it comes down to an historic reliance on unions to fight for time off and their waning influence today, coupled with a demanding work culture that hasn’t evolved much since the industrial revolution. —Joe O’Connor, Time, 13 Jan. 2026

Chili purists say there’s no place for beans in real chili, but since this recipe already bucks tradition by using turkey instead of ground beef, all bets are off. —Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 9 Jan. 2026

The administration’s lack of warning to Congress bucks laws and precedents. —Dallas Morning News, 3 Jan. 2026

The Big Apple’s real estate boom bucks the narrative from just a few months ago, when some of New York’s elite were preparing to pack their bags should democratic socialist Mamdani become the next mayor. —Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2025

But Kravitz bucks this notion, proving that his adept songwriting skills translate even four decades later. —Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025

Most of Osbourne’s songs and full-lengths are on the decline, which isn’t unusual at this point in the grieving process, but one track from his group bucks the downward trend and climbs to a new peak decades after its release. —Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025

Phrases Containing bucks

• big bucks