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Pluck

🔄 Synonyms of "Pluck"

23 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
plumenoun	The vane (“flattened, web-like part”) of a feather, especially when on a quill pen or the fletching of an arrow.
fleecenoun	(uncountable) Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal
pullverb	(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
hustlenoun	(informal) To work.
rollnoun	(ergative) To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface.
hooknoun	A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
pickverb	A tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
plunknoun	A brief, dull sound, such as the sound of a string of a stringed instrument being plucked, or the thud of something landing on a surface.
tearverb	A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.
tweakverb	(transitive, informal) To adjust slightly; to fine-tune.
gazumpverb	(British, Australia, real estate) To raise the selling price of something (especially property) after previously agreeing to a lower one.
cullverb	To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
deplumeverb	(transitive) To strip of feathers or plumage.
surchargenoun	An addition of extra charge on the agreed, stated, or baseline price.
robnoun	(transitive) To steal from, especially using force or violence.
overchargenoun	(ambitransitive) To charge (somebody) more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill.
displumeverb	To deprive of feathers or plumes.
pluckinessnoun	The characteristic of being plucky.
gutsinessnoun	The state or condition of being gutsy.
pull offverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To achieve, accomplish, succeed at (something difficult).
pick offverb	To dispose of tasks, obstacles, opponents etc. precisely, one by one.
deplumateverb	(transitive) To deplume; to strip of feathers.
soakverb	(intransitive) To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.

↔️ Antonyms of "Pluck"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
underchargenoun	(ambitransitive) To charge less than the correct amount.
gutlessnessnoun	The state or condition of being gutless; cowardice.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pluck"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
tearverb	A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.
pullverb	(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
pull offverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To achieve, accomplish, succeed at (something difficult).
plunknoun	A brief, dull sound, such as the sound of a string of a stringed instrument being plucked, or the thud of something landing on a surface.
tweakverb	(transitive, informal) To adjust slightly; to fine-tune.
hustlenoun	(informal) To work.
pick offverb	To dispose of tasks, obstacles, opponents etc. precisely, one by one.
cullverb	To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
deplumeverb	(transitive) To strip of feathers or plumage.
deplumateverb	(transitive) To deplume; to strip of feathers.
displumeverb	To deprive of feathers or plumes.
rollnoun	(ergative) To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface.
robnoun	(transitive) To steal from, especially using force or violence.
gazumpverb	(British, Australia, real estate) To raise the selling price of something (especially property) after previously agreeing to a lower one.
soakverb	(intransitive) To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.
overchargenoun	(ambitransitive) To charge (somebody) more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill.
pluckinessnoun	The characteristic of being plucky.
gutsinessnoun	The state or condition of being gutsy.
pickverb	A tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
hooknoun	A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.