Synonyms of bucket

bucket 1 of 2

noun

ˈbə-kət 

1

as in loads

a considerable amount

made buckets of money in the stock market

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loads
• ton
• chunk
• dozen
• pile
• plenty
• deal
• raft
• slew
• bunch
• quantity
• wealth
• stack
• lot
• bundle
• abundance
• heap
• pot
• yard
• hundred
• barrel
• bushel
• truckload
• basketful
• mountain
• fistful
• pack
• all kinds (of)
• volume
• quite a bit
• good deal
• store
• gobs
• carload
• peck
• boatload
• sheaf
• potful
• wad
• mass
• mess
• myriad
• shipload
• lashings
• plenitude
• multiplicity
• reams
• plateful
• sight
• spate
• much
• profusion
• passel
• flood
• surplus
• thousands
• lashins
• oodles
• score
• scads
• excess
• sea
• plentitude
• plague
• overflow
• rash
• epidemic
• crowd
• embarrassment
• deluge
• bonanza
• swarm
• overabundance
• host
• million
• multitude
• plethora
• overage
• oversupply
• overkill
• army
• flock
• horde
• surfeit
• crush
• superabundance
• redundancy
• superfluity
• herd
• throng
• drove
• bevy
• press
• mob
• cram
• legion
• zillion
• overmuch
• trillion
• gazillion
• jillion
• kazillion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• spot
• handful
• bit
• peanuts
• grain
• touch
• shade
• ounce
• strain
• pinch
• taste
• sprinkling
• mouthful
• particle
• fragment
• sprinkle
• streak
• shadow
• molecule
• atom
• mite
• hint
• lick
• pittance
• speck
• ray
• dram
• dab
• dot
• trace
• scrap
• granule
• suspicion
• ace
• drop
• glimmer
• tad
• crumb
• nip
• mote
• whit
• modicum
• shred
• scruple
• section
• dash
• jot
• portion
• tittle
• piece
• little
• shot
• scintilla
• iota
• smattering
• smidgen
• smidge
• driblet
• smidgeon
• smidgin
• morsel
• fleck
• nubbin
• shortage
• absence
• lack
• flyspeck
• poverty
• scarcity
• deficit
• famine
• deficiency
• smatter
• paucity
• want
• dearth
• inadequacy
• insufficiency
• scarceness
• undersupply
• meagerness
• scantiness
• scantness
• skimpiness

2

as in kettle

a round container that is open at the top and outfitted with a handle

carried water from the well in a bucket

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kettle
• pail
• jug
• pitcher
• pot
• canteen
• tank
• cauldron
• tub
• jar
• vat
• receptacle
• holder
• flagon
• vessel
• bail
• hod

bucket

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to scoop

to lift out with something that holds liquid

bucketing water from the well, we raced to put out the fire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scoop
• spoon
• empty
• drain
• dip
• ladle
• pump
• dish
• lade
• eliminate
• bail
• exhaust
• draw (off)
• deplete
• siphon
• draw
• slop
• bleed
• decant
• syphon
• suction

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fill
• pour

2

as in to shake

to make a series of small irregular or violent movements

getting the troops into the bucketing landing craft proved to be challenging

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shake
• jerk
• shudder
• vibrate
• quiver
• shiver
• tremble
• swing
• jolt
• jiggle
• wobble
• agitate
• sway
• quake
• twitch
• convulse
• rock
• jounce
• joggle
• wave
• wabble
• judder
• flicker
• chatter
• thrill
• throb
• flutter
• pulse
• fluctuate
• oscillate
• quaver
• dodder
• pulsate
• undulate
• waver
• beat
• palpitate
• pit-a-pat
• pitter-patter

Examples of bucket in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The film is a true work of body horror with bulging skin, creaking bones, pestilent fluids, and buckets of blood, literalizing the monstrous cost of remaining desirable. —Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2024

Empty water from buckets, cans, pool covers, flower pots, and other items to eliminate standing water around buildings and driveways when possible. —Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Sep. 2024

Verb

Top handles are too formal, totes too casual, and buckets too trendy. —Charlotte Davey, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2023

The Fever seemingly had control of the game throughout the first 10 minutes of the game, scoring at will and bucketing 26 points. —Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 19 July 2023

Phrases Containing bucket

• drop in the bucket
• kick the bucket