SUCKERS Synonyms: 231 Similar and Opposite Words

suckers 1 of 2

noun

plural of sucker

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

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as in lovers

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

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suckers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sucker

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

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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

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Recent Examples of suckers

Noun

How could anyone in the military support a repulsive, draft-dodging coward who called dead soldiers suckers and losers? — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 30 Oct. 2026 The theory seems to be that there will always be another crop of suckers willing to pump money into the ecosystem, so the market will provide. — Joseph Kahn, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 More suckers may continue to appear for several years unless the stump is ground up or treated with tree stump killer. — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2026 One was a regional distributor of garbage trucks, street sweepers, and sewer suckers for municipalities. — Eric Zwick, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026 Tree suckers drain water and nutrients from the tree, weakening its growth and health. — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 12 Sep. 2026 Some kinds of trees, such as honey locusts, hackberries, lindens and maples, are naturally more inclined to produce suckers. — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 The ornamental characteristics of suckers that develop from roots are inferior to the upper portion of the tree. — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for suckers

Noun

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
Massachusetts citizens are not patsies with wallets.

— Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026

Definition of patsies

Noun

For the aesthetes who have already seen the latest exhibition at MoMA, this weekend guide for design lovers is intended to point you in a few other directions (and no, this does not include that viral room full of dirt in SoHo).

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
Midnight is full of clocks and mirrors, and Hall often structures songs and plot points around countdowns to midnight, when his lovers meet in secret.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of lovers

Verb

The move, orchestrated by Everett to satisfy the demands of the company’s top-dollar backers, cheats Michael out of his stock options and equity in the company.

— Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Any forward who cheats for defence, as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has for much of his career, will play an elevated role on a Babcock team.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 26 June 2026

Definition of cheats

Noun

These efforts will be made more difficult by AI’s unpredictable nature, recent cybersecurity issues, and the tendency of AI search tools to reflect back results users want to see.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
The cabinetry, which is of premium quality and is exceptionally attractive, offers generous storage space for cooking ingredients and the chef’s tools and utensils.

— James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of tools

Noun

This particular video of the All 22 was viewed by more than 100,000 people, and a number of fans shared their opinion on why the play went so wrong.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
Percy Jackson says in one of the clips shown at Lucca, drawing a wild roar from fans assembled at the Teatro Moderno movie theatre.

— John Bleasdale, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of fans

Verb

Scams involving direct payments A scammer tricks you into authorizing a wire transfer, sending money through a payment app or purchasing gift cards.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
While Bela is using the bathroom, Other Mommy approaches her and tricks her into agreeing that their family would be better if Frank wasn’t around.

— William Earl, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of tricks

Verb

When the user presses their finger on the part of the patch that contains the wet fabric, the pressure squeezes the water out of the material, down one of the microfluidic channels, and into the foaming agent chamber.

— Ben Coxworth October 23, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
In the aerodynamic phenomenon known as ground effect, proximity to that surface squeezes air beneath a craft’s wings to reduce drag and boost lift, with far less propulsive power required than for high-altitude flight.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026