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

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