Synonyms of sucked in

sucked in

verb

past tense of suck in

as in deceived

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

• deceived
• tricked
• fooled
• strung along
• faked out
• teased
• misled
• suckered
• had on
• duped
• deluded
• kidded
• misguided
• gammoned
• juggled
• misinformed
• snookered
• snowed
• stung
• cheated
• bamboozled
• humbugged
• hoaxed
• took in
• bluffed
• hoodwinked
• gaffed
• conned
• caught
• pulled one's leg
• beguiled
• burned
• hornswoggled
• spoofed
• buffaloed
• cozened
• had
• pulled the wool over one's eyes
• gulled
• put on
• did a number on
• led one down the garden path
• stuck
• shortchanged
• defrauded
• euchred
• swindled
• flimflammed
• hustled
• mulcted
• bled
• squeezed
• fleeced
• chiseled
• skinned
• rooked
• diddled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undeceived
• exposed
• showed up
• revealed
• uncovered
• disclosed
• unmasked
• debunked
• divulged
• told
• unveiled
• disillusioned
• disenchanted
• disabused
• uncloaked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sucked in

To combat that, the car was equipped with about 400 pounds of ice and water to cool not only the engines but also the air being sucked in and turbocharged. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026

As the trawler floated around Lake Jesup, the hose sucked in thousands of gallons of the murky beige-and-green water, and siphoned it into a holding tank. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026

But in the crowded and stressful rush of everyday life, they will get sucked in. — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

But before it’s sucked in, some of it gets blown back by winds created by the black hole’s intense pressure and friction. — Mary Ogborn, The Conversation, 25 June 2026

But not everything gets sucked in. — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 4 June 2026

Defenders will be sucked in from the perimeter. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026

In the new footage, shown during Disney’s presentation on Thursday, Bonnie is gifted Lilypad and immediately gets sucked in, spending all her hours on it day and night, as the toys anxiously look on. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026

There, he got sucked in — to blackjack, poker, roulette. — Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 5 Apr. 2026