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Definitions

bucked

[buhkt] / bʌkt /
ADJECTIVE
cheerful
Synonyms
STRONGEST
animated bright buoyant cheery chipper chirpy effervescent enthusiastic good-natured happy jaunty jolly joyful lighthearted lively merry optimistic peppy perky pleasant rosy sanguine sunny upbeat
WEAK
airy blithe bouncy contented enlivening full of pep gay glad gladsome good-humored hearty high hilarious hopeful in good spirits in high spirits jocund roseate snappy sparkling sprightly up vivacious winsome zappy zingy zippy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
apathetic cloudy depressed depressing down dull gloomy heavy-hearted hopeless inactive lethargic lifeless not happy pale pessimistic sad serious sorrowful unenthusiastic unhappy upset
WEAK
cheerless grave heavy melancholy

Example Sentences

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They have bucked up, buttercup, and look at them now.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

However, Dan said some coastal areas had bucked the wider Welsh trend.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

He even bucked decades of US policy by conceding that North Korea was "sort of a nuclear power".

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

The French energy major has also bucked the trend on its reserve replacement ratio and is materially outperforming peers, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

They were stronger, but I kicked and bucked and tried to run, dignity be damned.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson