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

After a period of over-the-limit warming, the new strategy envisions getting back below the limit by ending fossil fuel use and developing some kind of way to suck industries' carbon dioxide out of the air. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

It’s been a decade since the company best known for sucking up hair balls and dust bunnies blew with great force into the beauty business. — Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026

Among the many potential downsides for letting the national debt get too high was that the federal government would suck up so much capital that businesses wouldn’t be left with enough. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

So trying to resist getting sucked into your phone just feels like resisting the inevitable sometimes. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing suck

• suck (up)
• suck in