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
• loser
• pigeon
• dupe
• gull
• sap
• pushover
• idiot
• moron
• monkey
• mug
• butt
• goose
• schlemiel
• booby
• jackass
• mock
• turkey
• dolt
• ninny
• simpleton
• dope
• laughingstock
• dummy
• dunce
• 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

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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 Pharaohs fought so bravely but, in trying to win the game before extra time, were sucker-punched by a gung-ho counterattack finished by Chelsea’s Enzo Fernández, who, alongside the GOAT, cried for Argentina at full time. — David Hickey, NBC news, 8 July 2026

Snip any side shoots and suckers that develop on the first 2 to 3 feet of the vine so the plant will focus its energy on a strong main vine and fruit, to grow more quickly. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 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