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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

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The program bucked the overall decline in traditional TV viewing by growing 9 percent over the previous season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Instead, the company bucked Wall Street norms, pulled off the biggest IPO ever and raised $75 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Instead, the company bucked Wall Street norms, pulled off the biggest IPO ever and raised $75 billion, according to a regulatory filing, while orchestrating a successful first day as a publicly traded company.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026

One AI stock that bucked the trend was cloud-computing company Nebius, which gained 11% after prominent investor Leopold Aschenbrenner’s Situational Awareness fund disclosed a stake.

From Barron's ● May 28, 2026

He wept until the sea breeze would have no more of it and bucked the swells up, frothed them at the top, and sent some of the spray over the stern.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

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