Synonyms of sucking

sucking

verb

present participle of suck, informal + sometimes impolite

as in smelling

to be objectionable or unsatisfactory

it's amazing that a song that sucks so bad can be so popular

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smelling
• biting
• stinking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ruling
• rocking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sucking

Pests and Disease Aphids and other sap-sucking insects can drain crepe myrtle sap and spread sooty mold, while leaf spot is a fungal issue that can weaken plants, impair blooming, and leave unsightly splotches on plant leaves. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 4 Aug. 2026

That day might start on the couch and end on a neighbor's patio sucking down drinks while watching the SEC try to stay relevant in the national championship chase. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

That left those covered by Obamacare increasingly facing difficult choices of sucking up extra expenses — while also covering the basics of life, such as rent and food costs — or even forgoing coverage altogether. — Nick Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026

His firm, GvL, was one of three companies sucking up the caterpillar tents. — Ben Crair, New Yorker, 31 July 2026

Mora edits each episode himself, often while sucking on pouches of Zyn. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 July 2026

The movie keeps getting tangled in a complicated web of its own making, one that feels all too familiar after several decades of superhero cinema sucking up the cultural oxygen. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026

In addition to the chickens, Frank flushed his shoes down one of the toilets, Dennis and Dee kept blowing fuses with the scheme’s need for a power-sucking vacuum sealer, and the basement was choked with carbon monoxide. — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026

The episode, in addition to being a black eye for one of America’s most reliable corporate numbers-hitters, shows the mad scramble for dollars in the world of AI, which has been a giant sucking sound in the economy for a while now. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 23 July 2026