Synonyms of suckers

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noun

plural of sucker

1

as in patsies

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

• patsies
• tools
• victims
• chumps
• dupes
• losers
• targets
• pigeons
• saps
• fools
• gulls
• soft touches
• pushovers
• idiots
• lunatics
• morons
• monkeys
• schlemiels
• mugs
• geese
• butts
• simps
• jackasses
• boobies
• laughingstocks
• dopes
• ninnies
• imbeciles
• dolts
• simpletons
• turkeys
• nincompoops
• dummies
• blockheads
• half-wits
• derisions
• nitwits
• dunces
• mocks
• schlubs
• mockeries
• cat's-paws
• schnooks
• dodoes
• marks
• yo-yos
• dumbbells
• schlumps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sharks
• swindlers
• cheaters
• tricksters
• sharpers
• cheats
• dodgers
• slickers
• confidence men
• defrauders
• hoaxers
• cozeners

2

as in lovers

a person with a strong and habitual liking for something

I'm a sucker for cheesy horror movies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lovers
• fans
• enthusiasts
• maniacs
• fanatics
• addicts
• freaks
• buffs
• nuts
• admirers
• collectors
• fools
• devotees
• fiends
• junkies
• supporters
• bugs
• friends
• proponents
• aficionados
• fanciers
• authorities
• hounds
• experts
• mavens
• habitués
• heads
• promoters
• amateurs
• exponents
• connoisseurs
• adherents
• advocates
• followers
• groupies
• disciples
• patrons
• champions
• zealots
• evangelists
• boosters
• apostles
• partisans
• votaries
• backers
• converts
• dilettantes
• cultists
• hangers-on
• rooters
• faddists
• well-wishers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonfans
• detractors
• critics
• carpers
• belittlers
• nonadmirers

suckers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sucker

1

as in fools

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

• fools
• tricks
• deceives
• kids
• dupes
• humbugs
• teases
• deludes
• hoaxes
• sucks in
• bamboozles
• hoodwinks
• gulls
• stings
• misleads
• cozens
• snows
• strings along
• bluffs
• buffaloes
• cons
• cheats
• gaffs
• misguides
• misinforms
• spoofs
• has on
• juggles
• fakes out
• snookers
• takes in
• beguiles
• hornswoggles
• does a number on
• gammons
• catches
• burns
• has
• pulls one's leg
• leads one down the garden path
• pulls the wool over one's eyes
• sticks
• swindles
• defrauds
• puts on
• fleeces
• hustles
• bleeds
• chisels
• shortchanges
• skins
• mulcts
• diddles
• rooks
• squeezes
• flimflams
• euchres

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reveals
• exposes
• undeceives
• shows up
• unmasks
• uncovers
• tells
• debunks
• discloses
• divulges
• unveils
• uncloaks
• disillusions
• disabuses
• disenchants

2

as in cheats

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

• cheats
• squeezes
• stings
• hustles
• plucks
• sticks
• screws
• beats
• tricks
• stiffs
• fools
• shorts
• swindles
• deceives
• bleeds
• bilks
• does
• victimizes
• defrauds
• cozens
• rips off
• skins
• fleeces
• fiddles
• cons
• skunks
• reams
• chisels
• gaffs
• shakes down
• shortchanges
• mulcts
• hoses
• diddles
• exploits
• rooks
• nobbles
• flimflams
• takes to the cleaners
• chouses
• thimblerigs
• takes for a ride
• clips
• wrenches
• betrays
• does in
• sells a bill of goods to
• euchres
• extorts
• dupes
• bitches
• gouges
• overcharges
• soaks
• milks
• gulls
• nicks
• wrings
• wrests
• bamboozles
• ropes (in)
• double-crosses
• fast-talks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of suckers

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

Be careful not to remove the suckers all at once, which can put stress on the plant. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 18 July 2026

Roses will often have suckers that grow from the rootstock of the rose plant. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 16 July 2026

Interview ended with a tender reunion between Lestat and Louis, and audiences’ appetite for the sexy blood-suckers, arguably the hottest couple on TV, has only grown in anticipation of the latest installment of their story. — Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026

The suckers on each of the tentacles are also made out of sliced pool noodles. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 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