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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poison
• toxin
• venom
• bane

• 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
• ditch
• discard
• unload
• lose
• scrap
• toss
• shed
• jettison
• abandon
• junk
• reject
• remove
• exorcise
• throw away
• set aside
• lay by
• throw out
• dismiss
• eliminate
• cashier
• sluff (off)
• dispose of
• pitch
• exorcize
• deep-six
• slough (off)
• fling (off or away)
• 86
• shuck (off)
• eighty-six
• forsake
• abdicate
• desert
• kick out
• cast (off)
• abolish
• wipe out
• eradicate
• expunge
• exterminate
• annihilate
• liquidate
• extirpate
• extinguish
• stamp (out)
• root (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stay (at)
• hire (out or on)

• stay (at)
• hire (out or on)

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