SUCKED (UP TO) Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

sucked (up to)

verb

past tense of suck (up to)

as in blandished

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The audience was delighted to be coaxed, delighted to hear from Goldberg herself.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
As Warner begins to ponder the effects of time, his son runs and bounces through the living room, swerving around the breakfast he’s being coaxed to eat.

— Dan Pompei, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of coaxed

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Reports claimed Hardy was regularly late to the set and often had to be cajoled into action.

— Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
Pat Verbeek had to be cajoled into talking about his selection as a finalist for the Jim Gregory Award, handed out to the NHL’s general manager of the year.

— Eric Stephens, New York Times, 15 May 2026

Definition of cajoled

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The decision has led to accusations that FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has kowtowed to Trump, who last year won FIFA’s inaugural peace prize, prompting European lawmakers to call for an investigation into how the prize was awarded, Le Monde reported.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 6 July 2026
According to Filomeno Aguilar, Jr, once the Europeans were gone, the hacenderos kowtowed to the Americans, offering the island as a protectorate in the hopes of securing favorable access to the lucrative US market for their sugar.

— JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 19 Nov. 2025

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The first name that caught his eye was Nicklas Lidstrom, the great Detroit Red Wing, whom Werenski idolized as a boy growing up in Michigan.

— Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 2 June 2026
As a child Modrić idolized the Yugoslav (later Croatian) footballer Zvonimir Boban.

— Sanat Pai Raikar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 June 2026

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