suck in

verb

sucked in; sucking in; sucks in

transitive verb

1

: dupe, hoodwink

2

: to contract, flatten, and tighten (the abdomen) especially by inhaling deeply

Synonyms

• bamboozle
• beguile
• bluff
• buffalo
• burn
• catch
• con
• cozen
• deceive
• delude
• dupe
• fake out
• fool
• gaff
• gammon
• gull
• have
• have on [chiefly British]
• hoax
• hoodwink
• hornswoggle
• humbug
• juggle
• misguide
• misinform
• mislead
• snooker
• snow
• spoof
• string along
• sucker
• take in
• trick

Examples of suck in in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

This also prevents you from getting further sucked in. —R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 17 Nov. 2024

Read our interview with the author here—then give it a download and prepare to get sucked in. —Sarah Felbin, SELF, 20 Nov. 2024

The industry's hunger has led to a data land grab: Companies are vying to teach their baby AIs using information sucked in from many different sources — sometimes with the owner's permission, often without it — before new laws and court rulings make that harder. —Ina Fried, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024

Its minuscule volume, however, would at least prevent you from getting sucked in. —Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1