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

One- or 2-foot-long suckers will produce enough bait chunks for an entire day of fishing. —

Chad Mason, Outdoor Life, 3 June 2026 This revealed that the creature had short arms, few arm suckers, and no ink sac, as well as having very smooth skin and a large rachidian tooth. —

ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026 The problem is that, by not playing the game, many of their opponents could end up looking like suckers. —

Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 Keep the plant in check by pruning suckers that develop between where a leaf meets the main stem. —

Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 May 2026 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 Be sure to give maypop plenty of growing space, as the plant can spread quickly through root suckers, and give it something to climb. —

Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 22 May 2026 That makes students who play by the rules feel like suckers. —

Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026

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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