Synonyms of sucker

sucker 1 of 2

noun

ˈsə-kər 

1

as in patsy

one who is easily deceived or cheated

I was a sucker and believed them when they said the only tickets they could get were double the price

Synonyms & Similar Words

• patsy
• tool
• chump
• victim
• target
• fool
• pigeon
• loser
• dupe
• gull
• sap
• pushover
• idiot
• moron
• monkey
• mug
• butt
• goose
• schlemiel
• booby
• jackass
• mock
• dolt
• turkey
• ninny
• simpleton
• dope
• laughingstock
• dunce
• dummy
• simp
• dodo
• mockery
• blockhead
• derision
• imbecile
• cat's-paw
• schnook
• mark
• nitwit
• nincompoop
• dumbbell
• schlub
• schlump
• yo-yo
• half-wit
• soft touch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shark
• cheat
• swindler
• trickster
• cheater
• sharper
• dodger
• confidence man
• slicker
• defrauder
• hoaxer
• cozener

2

as in fan

a person with a strong and habitual liking for something

I'm a sucker for cheesy horror movies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fan
• enthusiast
• fanatic
• lover
• maniac
• freak
• buff
• addict
• collector
• admirer
• fool
• fiend
• junkie
• devotee
• nut
• bug
• supporter
• proponent
• hound
• aficionado
• friend
• fancier
• authority
• expert
• head
• maven
• habitué
• connoisseur
• promoter
• exponent
• amateur
• advocate
• groupie
• dilettante
• champion
• adherent
• booster
• follower
• disciple
• convert
• patron
• zealot
• backer
• evangelist
• votary
• hanger-on
• partisan
• apostle
• cultist
• faddist
• rooter
• well-wisher

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonfan
• detractor
• critic
• carper
• belittler
• nonadmirer

sucker

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to fool

to cause to believe what is untrue

a notorious imposter who at one time suckered a lot of people into believing that she was the Grand Duchess Anastasia

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in to cheat

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

suckered millions of desperate dieters with their grossly inflated claims of successful weight loss

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheat
• hustle
• squeeze
• stick
• sting
• screw
• pluck
• beat
• bleed
• deceive
• trick
• do
• swindle
• stiff
• short
• shortchange
• victimize
• fiddle
• fool
• bilk
• fleece
• shake down
• con
• defraud
• skin
• gaff
• chisel
• flimflam
• rip off
• ream
• hose
• exploit
• rook
• skunk
• diddle
• mulct
• take for a ride
• euchre
• nobble
• chouse
• take to the cleaners
• cozen
• wrench
• thimblerig
• betray
• gouge
• sell a bill of goods to
• extort
• clip
• nick
• bitch
• soak
• do in
• dupe
• overcharge
• milk
• wring
• gull
• rope (in)
• double-cross
• wrest
• bamboozle
• fast-talk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sucker

Noun

The Maryland Terrapins rolled these suckers out in the early 2010s and subsequently burned the retinas of college football fans all over the country. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Locate the Suckers Before you get started, find the plant’s main stems, which will have many secondary shoots or leaves, called suckers, growing off of them. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 18 July 2026

Verb

These highly adaptable plants tend to sucker to form small but manageable thickets. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 May 2026

Some mate beak to beak, sucker to sucker, while others prefer to keep their distance. — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025