Synonyms of sucks in

sucks in

verb

present tense third-person singular of suck in

as in tricks

to cause to believe what is untrue

she was sucked in by a scam that was run by a shady outfit selling time-shares

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sucks in

The homeowners also patched the roof of their house before rain fell that evening — a crucial step because the fragile meteor is porous and sucks in water from the air, Jenniskens said. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

The fan that sucks in combustion air and blows out exhaust gases stopped spinning. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026

The Interceptor sucks in trash and deposits it in large bins that, once full, are shipped off for appropriate disposal—and in an interesting twist, an afterlife as material for new car production. — Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026

Chopping wood sucks in such a great way. — Outside Online, 24 Sep. 2025