BUCKETED Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

bucketed

verb

past tense of bucket

as in scooped

to lift out with something that holds liquid bucketing water from the well, we raced to put out the fire

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as in shook

to make a series of small irregular or violent movements getting the troops into the bucketing landing craft proved to be challenging

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Recent Examples of bucketed Moving From Audience Segments To Individual Context Traditional healthcare marketing ran on segmentation—physicians bucketed by specialty, geography, prescribing patterns. — Kamya Elawadhi, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 As Hortiz mentioned at his pre-draft presser, fullback and tight end will be bucketed together in this offense. — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026 The data was then bucketed into six indexes—tax rates, quality of life, senior population/migration trends, quality of health care, job market, and overall value—which were weighted based on responses from a March 2025 public survey. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025

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Verb

The Jags cut him last year, and Cincinnati quickly scooped him up for the practice squad.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The feature also scooped cinematography (Wilssa Esser) and art direction (Lucas Osório) plaudits.

— Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of scooped

Verb

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have decided to move from from their Montecito idyll to the United Kingdom in mere weeks, news that generated countless headlines and shook royal society to its core.

— Chandler Tregaskes, Vanity Fair, 22 Aug. 2026
The temblor set off emergency quake alerts on mobile phones and also significantly shook Tokyo.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of shook

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The charcuterie board takes an autumnal turn with a jammy, spoonable condiment that pairs beautifully with sharp cheddar or spooned over brie.

— Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2026
The spicy tofu is delicious spooned and slurped up in one go, or enjoyed alongside a bowl of rice, cold soba noodles, or a heap of smashed or julienned cucumbers.

— Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of spooned

Verb

But in 1933, within a matter of days, they were jerked back into reality.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Once the squid gather near the surface, lines fitted with bait are lowered into the water and rapidly jerked up and down to imitate small prey such as shrimp, triggering strikes before the catch is reeled aboard.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026

Definition of jerked

Verb

Mullen said after the first burglary, not much was taken from the machines, as they had been emptied the previous day.

— Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
As Jackson was being tended to, the Eagles sideline emptied onto the field to surround the running back.

— Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

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