Synonyms of suck

suck

verb

ˈsək 

informal + sometimes impolite

as in to smell

to be objectionable or unsatisfactory

it's amazing that a song that sucks so bad can be so popular

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smell
• bite
• stink

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rule
• rock

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of suck

Rhythms lapse into funky half time for a moment, then get sucked back into warp speed; loops bounce and jitter across the stereo field. — Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2026

Global temperatures could overshoot targets in the short term, so long as enough carbon was eventually sucked back out of the air to bring those temperatures back down. — Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026

As the health care industry sucks up more and more cash, employers are shifting these costs to their workers. — Nicholas Florko, STAT, 29 Oct. 2026

So, there may not be a case for Google putting a thumb on the AI-search scale in some weird attempt to suck up to election deniers. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing suck

• suck (up)
• suck in