SUCKER Synonyms: 229 Similar and Opposite Words

sucker 1 of 2

noun

ˈsə-kər

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

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as in fan

a person with a strong and habitual liking for something I'm a sucker for cheesy horror movies

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sucker

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verb

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

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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

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Noun

Details such as the relatively few suckers on its arms, its smooth skin, beak features and the coloring around its organs and parts of the mantle indicated a new species, now called Microeledone galapagensis. —

Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 24 May 2026 Trimming the suckers, from the first 2 feet above the ground, ensures the plant's energy is focused on the main vines and cucumbers, says Scott. —

Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 23 May 2026

Verb

Meanwhile, after Hanani Publishing attempted to sucker Yas into becoming the face of her late father’s scandal, Yas tells the company head that HP is going to pay the restitution to the embezzlement claimants and then leave her the F alone. —

Nick Caruso, TVLine, 29 Sep. 2024 Some guy walks out of nowhere and sucker punches you. —

Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2022 See All Example Sentences for sucker

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Robert Carlyle portrays Jack Ruby, the chameleon associate of organized crime and Jefferson White is playing Lee Harvey Oswald, the patsy that was set up by The Outfit.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 1 May 2026
Then Kay served notice that the White Sox, after losing the record 121 games in 2024, are through playing patsies.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026