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pluck

noun

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
  • A quick pluck pulled the hair right out.
Synonyms of pluck

draw, haul, jerk, pull, tug, wrench, yank
Words Related to pluck

drag, tow

hitch, twitch

grab, snatch
Near Antonyms of pluck

heave, shove, thrust
Antonyms of pluck

push
2 the strength of mind that enables a person to endure pain or hardship
  • It takes pluck to survive a crippling car accident and still go on to become successful.
Synonyms of pluck

backbone, constancy, fiber, fortitude, grit, grittiness, guts, intestinal fortitude, spunk
Words Related to pluck

determination, purposefulness, resoluteness, resolution

bravery, courage, courageousness, daring, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fearlessness, gallantry, greatheartedness, intrepidity, intrepidness, nerve, stoutness, valor

endurance, forbearance, stamina, sufferance, tolerance

heart, mettle, spirit

audacity, boldness, brass, cheek, effrontery, gall, hardihood, nerve, nerviness, temerity
Near Antonyms of pluck

indecisiveness, irresoluteness, irresolution, vacillation

cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, faintheartedness, pusillanimity, timidity, timorousness
Antonyms of pluck

spinelessness

pluck

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of pluck

to rob by the use of trickery or threats
  • The Internet opened up a whole new medium for con artists to pluck the gullible.
Synonyms of pluck

beat, bilk, bleed, cheat, chisel, con, cozen, defraud, do, do in, fiddle, fleece, flimflam, gaff, gyp, hustle, mulct, ream, rip off, rook, screw, shake down, short, shortchange, skin, squeeze, stick, stiff, sting, swindle, victimize
Words Related to pluck

extort, wrench, wrest, wring

clip, gouge, nick, overcharge, soak

exploit, milk

deceive, dupe, fool, gull, trick

rope (in)

betray, double-cross

bamboozle, fast-talk
Phrases Synonymous with pluck

sell a bill of goods to, take for a ride, take to the cleaners

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