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[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

It also bucked the trend that normally means horror films don't perform well at award ceremonies.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Here is a deeper look into the publicly traded BDC space, featuring some of its most heavily discounted players and some that have bucked the trend while showing strong long-term returns.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 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

It was a strange demand, but nothing peeved Clare more than when he was trying to usher a wandering soul and they bucked against his every little request.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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