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

Keep in mind that trumpet vines can become invasive by self-seeding and sending up suckers, so allocate ample space. —Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2026

When pruning orange trees, focus on dead, damaged, or diseased branches, and getting rid of upright suckers that drain the tree’s energy. —Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026

But to think that suckers get an even break when insiders have information that assures them of winning is folly. —William Mersey, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026

Invasive vines like Virginia creeper, English ivy, and buckthorn can strangle trees, for example, and some aggressive trees may spread via underground suckers and roots. —Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 5 Apr. 2026

What’s more, these specialized mating suckers are densely packed with neural clusters. —Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2026

One of the largest suckers in North America, the Razorback Sucker can grow up to three feet long. —Christa Swanson, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026

Despite all of my research—my monastic study of the lines, my careful hunt for small edges, my righteous avoidance of the high-risk suckers’ bets that the apps were constantly pushing on me—I had been burned by a bad call from a random referee. —Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026

Eliminate any suckers, which are shoots growing from the base of the tree. —Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 12 Mar. 2026