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

In reality, as the camera operator would soon realize, Osborne had chucked the ball down the field while on the move, releasing it just as linebacker Champ Lewis wrapped his legs and dropped him to the turf. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026

Wait for the monster to turn around, or chuck a brick or bottle to make a noise and lure it away. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026