PATSY Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

patsy

noun

ˈpat-sē

Definition of patsy

as in sucker

one who is easily deceived or cheated an Internet newbie who's the perfect patsy for a cyber scam

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Recent Examples of patsy The same prime minister who exaggerates his power is also fine with being portrayed as the patsy of more influential actors. — Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2025 Gwen champions Chelsea for advocating for her needs, but Gwen’s obviously the patsy here, running to turn up the thermostat the second Chelsea asks. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025 Slightly, meanwhile, targets Joe as his patsy to smuggle a Xenomorph embryo out of Prodigy, still resentful that Wendy’s family is here safely while his mother is far away and being threatened by Morrow. — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025 He was often portrayed as a DOGE patsy, perhaps even a fool. — Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for patsy

Recent Examples of Synonyms for patsy

Noun

The Maryland Terrapins rolled these suckers out in the early 2010s and subsequently burned the retinas of college football fans all over the country.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Locate the Suckers Before you get started, find the plant’s main stems, which will have many secondary shoots or leaves, called suckers, growing off of them.

— Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 18 July 2026

Definition of sucker

Noun

And the Santa Ana winds are blowing in September 1981, mentioned in a news report before an announcement of the latest Trawler victim in the season premiere.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
The police investigation was launched following complaints from relatives of the victims of the Gwangju crackdown, which official records say left about 200 people dead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of victim

Noun

And to die would have been a sucker’s dream, but this is a skull game chump and the past cannot help no man.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026
This new three-part docuseries interviews Belfort's former wife, his co-conspirators, and his victims to dive deep into how his boiler room operation pumped, dumped, and ripped off chumps.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026