Synonyms of pigeons

pigeons

noun

plural of pigeon

as in suckers

one who is easily deceived or cheated

a confidence man in search of another pigeon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suckers
• gulls
• victims
• patsies
• tools
• chumps
• dupes
• targets
• soft touches
• saps
• losers
• geese
• fools
• pushovers
• monkeys
• lunatics
• turkeys
• mugs
• butts
• idiots
• morons
• boobies
• schlemiels
• imbeciles
• ninnies
• dopes
• nincompoops
• simps
• blockheads
• jackasses
• simpletons
• laughingstocks
• cat's-paws
• dummies
• half-wits
• mocks
• dolts
• mockeries
• derisions
• nitwits
• dumbbells
• schnooks
• marks
• dunces
• schlubs
• dodoes
• yo-yos
• schlumps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sharks
• swindlers
• cheaters
• sharpers
• dodgers
• tricksters
• slickers
• cheats
• confidence men
• defrauders
• cozeners
• hoaxers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pigeons

As if triggered by this thought, the door buzzed itself open, startling the pigeons from wire to wing, a grand scattering. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

According to a spokesperson with the county's Animal Enforcement Services, 28 pigeons, three goats, two chickens, and one duck were found deceased near Cottonwood Drive at Fargo Place along the South River Trail. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Quotidian urban characters are transformed into objects of embellishment and desire, with faux fur, sequins, pizza rats, pigeons, bodega snacks, paint splatters and towering leopard platforms showcased through a luxury lens. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026

Seventeen pigeons played Intruder, the name that Burstyn’s character gives to her flying friend. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

According to Northwest Exterminating, pigeons are especially partial to nesting on your roof, chimneys, window sills, ledges, or under the eaves of your house. — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2026

From rats and mice to cockroaches and pigeons, lots of critters are known to roam New York City’s streets. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026

The hunters didn’t need the DeFlock map in downtown Atlanta, where cameras seem to outnumber pigeons. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

At Somers, inmates could open cell windows and Smith coaxed dozens of pigeons into his cell and adopted them as pets. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026