Synonyms of suck in

suck in

verb

as in to deceive

to cause to believe what is untrue

she was sucked in by a scam that was run by a shady outfit selling time-shares

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deceive
• trick
• fool
• string along
• sucker
• tease
• kid
• take in
• mislead
• have on
• fake out
• delude
• juggle
• snow
• bluff
• pull one's leg
• pull the wool over one's eyes
• hoax
• buffalo
• cheat
• misinform
• dupe
• humbug
• do a number on
• con
• sting
• burn
• misguide
• put on
• hornswoggle
• bamboozle
• spoof
• gull
• catch
• lead one down the garden path
• beguile
• gammon
• gaff
• have
• hoodwink
• snooker
• cozen
• stick
• shortchange
• defraud
• bleed
• swindle
• hustle
• squeeze
• fleece
• flimflam
• skin
• rook
• euchre
• chisel
• diddle
• mulct

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• show up
• undeceive
• reveal
• expose
• uncover
• unmask
• disclose
• debunk
• tell
• divulge
• unveil
• disabuse
• disillusion
• uncloak
• disenchant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of suck in

This colorful shooter game will suck in hours of your time as there is tons of content to explore in the open world, like side quests and dungeons. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 26 May 2026

Helicopters hover over the HeloPod, then suck in water through a snorkel-like device. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 20 May 2026

The fan that sucks in combustion air and blows out exhaust gases stopped spinning. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026

The Interceptor sucks in trash and deposits it in large bins that, once full, are shipped off for appropriate disposal—and in an interesting twist, an afterlife as material for new car production. — Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026