Synonyms of buck

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noun

ˈbək 

1

as in dude

a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance

a vain buck who spends an hour before the bathroom mirror every morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dude
• beau
• jay
• fop
• gallant
• macaroni
• Beau Brummell
• dandy
• pretty boy
• lounge lizard
• blade
• coxcomb
• popinjay
• cavalier
• swell
• fancy Dan
• dasher
• exquisite
• clotheshorse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slob
• sloven

2

as in guy

an adult male human being

found some strong young bucks to help move her furniture

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guy
• male
• gentleman
• dude
• man
• bastard
• fella
• lad
• gent
• fellow
• cat
• joe
• bloke
• galoot
• chap
• hombre
• jack
• chappie
• mister
• sir
• buddy
• joker
• master
• buster

3

as in dollar

a U.S. currency bill representing 100 cents

dropped a buck in the collection basket

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dollar
• one
• clam
• smacker
• bone
• greenback
• dead presidents

4

as in money

bucks plural something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment

hoping to win some major bucks at the slot machines

Synonyms & Similar Words

• money
• cash
• coin
• gold
• chips
• dollar
• scratch
• change
• currency
• moolah
• bill
• lucre
• loot
• pelf
• green
• wampum
• shekels
• moola
• tender
• legal tender
• dough
• cabbage
• lolly
• bread
• long green
• roll
• kale
• sheqalim
• jack
• needful
• sheqels
• shekalim
• funds
• check
• shekelim
• dime
• greenback
• note
• coinage
• specie
• money order
• scrip
• paper money
• wallet
• capital
• promissory note
• pittance
• folding money
• bankroll
• banknote
• draft
• fortune
• shoestring
• pile
• finances
• wad
• pot
• chump change
• mint
• bundle
• means
• megabucks
• resources
• mite
• peanuts
• dibs
• treasure
• abundance
• dead presidents
• big bucks
• bomb
• boodle
• riches
• pocket money
• spending money
• earth
• wealth
• pin money
• mad money
• petty cash
• packet
• opulence
• wherewithal
• cashier's check
• king's ransom

buck

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verb

1

as in to yank

to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion

the car bucked and stalled

Synonyms & Similar Words

• yank
• jerk
• pull
• grab
• twitch
• lurch
• shake
• tug
• hitch
• bump
• jolt
• hoick
• tear
• snatch
• drag
• rip
• pluck
• jig
• stagger
• jog
• jiggle
• lug
• jounce
• tweak
• pitch
• joggle
• wrench
• snap (up)
• wring
• wrest

2

as in to resist

to refuse to give in to

bucked the trend to outdo everyone else and just wore the same clothes they had in previous years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resist
• oppose
• fight
• withstand
• defy
• repel
• contest
• check
• combat
• challenge
• contend (with)
• counter
• thwart
• stem
• balk
• contradict
• dispute
• hinder
• battle
• foil
• frustrate
• baffle
• obstruct

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submit (to)
• yield (to)
• succumb (to)
• bow (to)
• surrender (to)
• give in (to)
• stoop (to)
• capitulate (to)
• knuckle under (to)

3

as in to hand

to shift possession of (something) from one person to another

buck each box to the next person in line, and the last person will stack them in the storeroom

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hand
• pass
• reach
• transfer
• give
• hand over
• carry
• handle
• relay
• finger
• yield
• paw
• bear
• deliver
• relinquish
• render
• turn over
• give up
• surrender
• release
• cede

Examples of buck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Target touted its reductions just days after Aldi unveiled its lowest-price Thanksgiving spread in five years, besting an offer by its bigger rival, Walmart, by about two bucks. —Kate Gibson, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2024

But in our eyes, the Holiday Beauty Haul is worth shopping for the gift sets alone — these high-value kits already offer you more bang for your buck, and Amazon is stacking up the discounts with additional price drops. —Brittany Loggins, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024

Verb

In addition, Harris might buck pressure in Washington to get ever tougher on China, choosing instead to build on Biden’s recent diplomatic progress with Beijing. —Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2024

Dow bucks the trend to rise U.S. markets had a mixed Thursday. —Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024

Phrases Containing buck

• buck up