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

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Though not a figure skater, Alysa Liu’s father, Arthur Liu, has bucked tradition in his own way: He is a single father by choice.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 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

Cisco Systems’ stock has bucked the technology sector’s broader selloff so far this year, but it’s now poised to give up a good chunk of its gains despite an upbeat earnings report.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

As he watched, the driftwood bucked and she slipped from it; her eyes were closed, and she was falling.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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