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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Not surprisingly, though, it is resisted because of the yuck factor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Many articles about the possibility of introducing insects to Western or American diners have emphasized the challenges posed by neophobia and "the yuck factor."

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2024

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

I scrape the yuck off the top of the bun, and smear it on top of Char’s hamburger.

From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake

yuck

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