Synonyms of sitting duck

sitting duck

noun

as in target

a person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule

those stupid comments just made him a sitting duck for comedians

Synonyms & Similar Words

• target
• victim
• prey
• butt
• lightning rod
• mark
• whipping boy
• fall guy
• pilgarlic
• mockery
• goat
• laughingstock
• scapegoat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gossip
• troublemaker
• tattler
• tattletale
• talebearer
• gossiper
• defamer
• teaser
• tease
• tormentor
• traducer
• torturer
• libeler
• tormenter
• heckler
• needler
• libelist
• baiter
• taunter
• ribber
• mocker
• scorner
• scoffer
• insulter
• ridiculer
• derider
• satirist
• lampooner
• caricaturist
• parodist

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of sitting duck

The problems with the current metal detectors that PBC has acquired are the following: 1) slow processing, the kids are processed to slowly through the metal detectors, there are often no armed school police officers during this time, and our kids are sitting ducks. —Mike Letsky, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2024

If the far right gets a majority, Macron would virtually become a sitting duck president with a hostile parliament and prime minister. —Emma Bowman, NPR, 15 June 2024

Bud Light drops to fourth in bars and restaurants Indeed, Anheuser-Busch—bereft of pretty much any support from either side at this point—appears to be a sitting duck. —Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 July 2023

But then China and Russia showed such fat targets were sitting ducks. —Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 2 July 2023