Synonyms of chuck

chuck 1 of 2

noun

chiefly West

as in provisions

substances intended to be eaten

after a long day, the cowboys lined up for some chuck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• provisions
• food
• bread
• meat
• eats
• table
• meal
• fare
• tucker
• chow
• supplies
• foodstuffs
• grub
• victuals
• dish
• feed
• plate
• provender
• vittles
• refreshments
• eatables
• comestibles
• edibles
• commissary
• pap
• fodder
• viands
• diet
• sustenance
• silage
• board
• nutriment
• nurture
• nourishment
• rations
• forage
• mess
• platter
• serving
• ensilage
• feast
• repast
• swill
• slop
• aliment
• natural food
• spread
• finger food
• regale

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poison
• toxin
• venom
• bane

chuck

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to dump

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

after the power outage we reluctantly chucked everything that had been sitting in the fridge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dump
• discard
• ditch
• unload
• lose
• scrap
• toss
• shed
• abandon
• jettison
• reject
• remove
• junk
• exorcise
• throw away
• slough (off)
• fling (off or away)
• cast (off)
• eliminate
• set aside
• shuck (off)
• lay by
• throw out
• sluff (off)
• dispose of
• dismiss
• deep-six
• pitch
• eighty-six
• forsake
• abdicate
• cashier
• eradicate
• desert
• kick out
• abolish
• wipe out
• expunge
• exterminate
• liquidate
• extirpate
• annihilate
• stamp (out)
• extinguish
• root (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adopt
• use
• embrace
• take on
• employ
• utilize
• hold
• keep
• retain
• hold back

2

as in to leave

to give up (a job or office)

I swear, I have half a mind to chuck this job and become a hermit!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leave
• quit
• give notice
• retire (from)
• resign (from)
• abandon
• bag
• vacate
• step down (from)
• step aside (from)
• throw up
• drop out (of)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keep
• stay (at)
• join
• hire (out)
• sign on (for)

3

as in to throw

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm

chucked a wad of paper at his friend's back

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throw
• toss
• hurl
• fling
• sling
• fire
• cast
• launch
• heave
• let fly
• lob
• catapult
• pitch
• peg
• flip
• bowl
• hurtle
• dart
• dash
• pelt
• gun
• loft
• roll
• thrust
• hook
• pass
• rifle
• eject
• shoot
• buck
• propel
• precipitate
• project
• impel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chuck

Noun

Her favorite value cuts include flat-iron steak and boneless short ribs from the chuck, often sold as Denver steak. — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026

Toto makes ceramic electrostatic chucks used in semiconductor manufacturing equipment, while Nittobo supplies advanced glass fiber used in semiconductor package substrates. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 22 July 2026

Verb

The second hit was Vaughn Grissom’s dribbler in front of the plate, and the Angels parlayed that into a run when Cantillo fielded it and chucked it down the right field line. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, the three Romanians ditched the van, chucked their clothing into a garbage bin, and ordered a taxi to Heathrow Airport. — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026