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Definitions

yuck

[yuhk] / yʌk /
NOUN
goo
Synonyms
STRONGEST
gunk muck sludge
STRONG
crud glop gook guck ooze slush
NOUN
heehaw
Synonyms
WEAK
amusement cachinnation cackle chortle chuckle chuckling giggle giggling glee guffaw hilarity howling laughter merriment mirth peal rejoicing roar snicker snigger snort titter
NOUN
laugh
Synonyms
STRONGEST
laughter
WEAK
amusement cachinnation cackle chortle chuckle chuckling crow fit giggle giggling glee guffaw hilarity howling merriment mirth peal rejoicing roar shout shriek snicker snigger snort titter
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cry
NOUN
laughter
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amusement chuckle giggle glee guffaw hilarity laugh mirth roar shout shriek snicker
STRONG
cachinnation cackle chortle crow crowing fit howling merriment peal rejoicing roaring snigger snort snorting titter
WEAK
chortling chuckling giggling guffawing har-de-har tee-hee tittering
Antonyms
STRONGEST
crying sadness unhappiness
WEAK
despair gloom

Example Sentences

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New England 27, Seattle 24, ugh, yuck, sigh.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

"It didn't tickle. But when it happened it didn't hurt anywhere near as much as pushing them back and getting them wired together to make the trip home. That was yuck... painful."

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

A component of Paxlovid activates one of the tongue’s bitter taste receptors even at low levels, which may draw out the yuck factor, the team reports this month in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 22, 2023

“We have this innate yuck factor when it comes to talking about wastewater, or sewage, and all of these other sort of yuck-factor topics.”

From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2023

So, she thought, this is the yuck part.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech