SITTING DUCK Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

sitting duck

noun

as in target

a person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule those stupid comments just made him a sitting duck for comedians

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Recent Examples of sitting duck Shipping lanes suffered, neutrality became meaningless, and actual fishing vessels became sitting ducks. —

New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2025 In other words, a sitting duck. —

Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2025 Club owners are kind of sitting ducks. —

Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025 Prisoners feared they were purposefully trapped in the A Tunnel, sitting ducks for a response from corrections officers. —

Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sitting duck

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Noun

Some notable celebrity targets include Anthony Edwards, Terrance Crawford, Keith Lee, Kai Cenat and many more.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
Operationally, Dark Eagle is built to strike high-value targets in contested environments.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026