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pluck
Synonyms and Antonyms of pluck
1
the act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force
2
the strength of mind that enables a person to endure pain or hardship
determination, purposefulness, resoluteness, resolution
bravery, courage, courageousness, daring, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fearlessness, gallantry, greatheartedness, intrepidity, intrepidness, nerve, stoutness, valor
endurance, forbearance, stamina, sufferance, tolerance
audacity, boldness, brass, cheek, chutzpah (also chutzpa), effrontery, gall, hardihood, nerve, nerviness, temerity
pluck
Synonyms and Antonyms of pluck
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
beat, bilk, bleed, cheat, chisel, chouse, con, cozen, defraud, diddle, do, do in, euchre, fiddle, fleece, flimflam, gaff, gyp, hose [slang], hustle, mulct, nobble [British slang], ream, rip off, rook, screw, shake down, short, shortchange, skin, skunk, squeeze, stick, stiff, sting, sucker, swindle, thimblerig, victimize
sell a bill of goods to, take for a ride, take to the cleaners
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