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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And here is a list of tech stocks that have bucked the trend to show gains.

From MarketWatch

Here is a list of tech-stocks that bucked the trend to show gains in November.

From MarketWatch

These 18 stocks bucked the negative trend to show gains for November through Wednesday:

From MarketWatch

Winter officially begins on 1 December but Thursday has bucked the trend of colder weather with much milder conditions.

From BBC

In a brutal month for tech stocks—especially those closely associated with the artificial-intelligence race—the internet-search giant has solidly bucked the trend.

From The Wall Street Journal

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