Synonyms of shuck

shuck 1 of 2

noun

ˈshək 

as in nothing

usually shucks plural something of little importance

it doesn't matter shucks to her what anyone else earns

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nothing
• small change
• trifle
• picayune
• frippery
• triviality
• peanuts
• small beer
• bagatelle
• nonproblem
• straw
• smoke
• child's play
• naught
• bunk
• zero
• rot
• fudge
• nothingness
• pittance
• shred
• humbuggery
• hogwash
• claptrap
• nonsense
• two bits
• lick
• trash
• humbug
• piffle
• pinhead
• folly
• drivel
• bit
• ounce
• mite
• scintilla
• trivia
• fribble
• speck
• touch
• particle
• dram
• song
• crumb
• soupçon
• smidgen
• dab
• spot
• tad
• trace

shuck

2 of 2

verb

as in to peel

to remove the natural covering of

shucking peas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peel
• bark
• husk
• hull
• shell
• skin
• flay
• expose
• bare
• strip
• scale
• pare
• denude

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shuck

Noun

Don’t waste any time with cheap shucks and misdemeanors. —Billy Witz Sinna Nasseri, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2024

Interactive Raw Bars In addition to beautiful displays of shrimp, crab, caviar and all the accompanying sauces, many hosts will be adding an interactive element to their raw bar with a chef on-site to shuck oysters and provide a lesson in seafood. —Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2023

Verb

My wife Lil flexed her stiffening hands, crushed out her cigarette on the hard sand, and shucked the cartridges out of her .30/30. —Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025

Martin and Shellback take a lucrative existing sound and shuck the excesses. —Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025

Phrases Containing shuck

• shuck (off)