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

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
Roses will often have suckers that grow from the rootstock of the rose plant.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 16 July 2026

Definition of sucker

Noun

Jones said Velasquez and the victim were close friends and lived just a few miles apart.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
Patel arrived in Jakarta shortly after talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet concerning joint efforts to combat international online scam operations that cheat victims out of billions of dollars annually.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Definition of victim

Noun

With Liverpool’s Premier League season opener away to Newcastle United four weeks tomorrow, Iraola doesn’t yet have all the tools required to ensure his reign gets off to a flyer.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Traditional surface-to-air missiles, or SAMs, remain among the most powerful tools available for defending airspace.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026

Definition of tool

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