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

Predicting the costs How cities full of rational, educated, financially prudent people get sucked in, how we’re persuaded to put aside concerns about being stuck with a massive bill and just surrender to the spectacle. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Once the machine has sucked in the shade-giving limbs and age-ringed trunk, a new development rises from the mulch. — Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026

Young people who get addicted to social media get sucked in and lose track of time, Greenberg said, similar to adults. — Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

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