BUCKED Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

bucked

verb

past tense of buck

as in yanked

to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion the car bucked and stalled

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as in resisted

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

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as in handed

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

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Recent Examples of bucked Meta Platforms — Shares of the social media giant bucked the broader market trend, rising 6%. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 In the 2002 midterms, Republicans again bucked the historical trend, gaining seats in both chambers following the post-9/11 political climate. — Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026 Two go-their-own-way Democrats bucked the party on a routine procedural vote, angering colleagues and raising a red flag about potential party divisions to come. — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 This trend bucked a long-prevailing assumption that city life was the population’s main horizon of career advancement and social mobility. — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 Dahlke bucked that trend by embracing xeriscaping, or drought-tolerant landscaping. — Simmone Shah, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 Not so in Boise, which appears to have bucked a brief post-COVID lull. — Mark Dee august 26, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026 Rocky Horror bucked an overall downward trend during the summer dog days, with grosses up $120,328 to $949,446 for the final week or original cast members Luke Evans, Stephanie Hsu and Andrew Durand. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026 It’s also bucked against the front-runners in recent GOP contests. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

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Although nine episodes were filmed, only two aired before A&E yanked the controversial and critically panned series, WXIX reported at the time.

— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026
Two months later, Jimmy Kimmel Live was briefly yanked from the air over comments that host Jimmy Kimmel made about the killing of Charlie Kirk.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of yanked

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Netanyahu has consistently resisted such calls for three years and has not appointed any other special inquiry to investigate the failures that day.

— Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
While some American buyers--particularly the well-off--were lured into purchasing EVs thanks to federal and state handouts, most drivers resisted such products out of fears regarding long charging times and limited battery range.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of resisted

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Posters of Kate Moss photographed by Juergen Teller have been plastered over the city and praise for the exhibition has been handed largely to Enninful.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
At each location, a man emerged and either handed the driver an envelope or spoke with him for a few seconds.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of handed

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During the test, Linton jerked and twitched in what prosecutors described as an attempt to fake a seizure.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Somewhere nearby, in a dark office, an eavesdropping oreja has just jerked to attention on his hard little chair.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

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The bill was opposed by business and technology trade groups along with major medical organizations, including the California Hospital Association, which argued the measure would get in the way of AI use that supports therapists.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
The 5,670 figure appears to refer to the open letter organized by the Block the Merger coalition, signed by thousands of film and TV professionals opposed to the deal.

— Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of opposed

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These firms also passed a due diligence check, including any regulatory disclosures.

— Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Vienna researchers found the clock’s signal changed slightly depending on where the laser passed through the crystal.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of passed

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Israeli strikes have killed at least 1,467 Palestinians in Gaza since a ceasefire was reached with Hamas nearly a year ago, according to the territory's Health Ministry, which doesn't give a breakdown of civilians and militants.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Recently, 10 year and 30 year US Treasury yields reached their highest levels since 2007 and 2002, respectively.

— , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

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