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

And in a world telling you to suck it up, be tough, not complain, and not cry, ever? —Kevin Powell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025

Every red and blue photon gets sucked into a plant for photosynthesis, just the green ones ricocheting through the understory to form a kind of therapeutic light bath. —Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

Get this deal, before it gets sucked away! —PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

Having been run out of the movie theater for entry without payment and refusing to go back to his abusive home, a 12-year-old boy (Miles Ekhardt) sucks fiercely on his emotional support pacifier while trying to hitchhike his way out of town. —Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025

Phrases Containing suck

• suck (up)
• suck in