sucked in

verb

past tense of suck in
as in deceived
to cause to believe what is untrue she was sucked in by a scam that was run by a shady outfit selling time-shares

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Recent Examples of sucked in As the trawler floated around Lake Jesup, the hose sucked in thousands of gallons of the murky beige-and-green water, and siphoned it into a holding tank. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026 But in the crowded and stressful rush of everyday life, they will get sucked in. — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026 But before it’s sucked in, some of it gets blown back by winds created by the black hole’s intense pressure and friction. — Mary Ogborn, The Conversation, 25 June 2026 But not everything gets sucked in. — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 4 June 2026 Defenders will be sucked in from the perimeter. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026 In the new footage, shown during Disney’s presentation on Thursday, Bonnie is gifted Lilypad and immediately gets sucked in, spending all her hours on it day and night, as the toys anxiously look on. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026 There, he got sucked in — to blackjack, poker, roulette. — Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 5 Apr. 2026 The quagmire has sucked in hundreds of thousands of service members on both sides. — Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucked in
  1. deceived
  2. tricked
  3. fooled
  4. strung along
Verb
  • Mora filed a cross-complaint against Giumarra alleging he was deceived by the company and its representatives into signing a contract that made false claims about the fruit, including that it was patented by Giumarra.
    — Robert Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
  • In an era when AI generates convincing falsehoods at scale and a third of teenagers report being deceived by fake content online, the ability to weigh evidence critically is not an academic exercise but a plain necessity.
    — Rajiv Vinnakota, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of deceived
Verb
  • Scammers claiming to belong to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard have also tricked shipping firms into sending hefty payments to their cryptocurrency wallets in exchange for safe passage.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 27 July 2026
  • The hackers created a Gmail account and internet domain impersonating the photographer and tricked the technician into sending Grande’s materials to them, the singer claims.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026
Definition of tricked
Verb
  • The ‘boss’ is a headline about the breaking of any fragile peace around Iran and every time oil prices fall, the markets seem to get fooled (again).
    — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 30 July 2026
  • But don’t be fooled; the team here—from the general manager to the bar staff—never misses a beat.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
Definition of fooled
Verb
  • Clients appreciate getting a clear answer instead of being strung along.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2026
  • The small fragments of colorful glass, strung along together, produce soothing sounds, their tinkling notes wafting through the air alongside a chorus of windchimes and the sweet scent of plumeria blooming in the garden.
    — Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
Definition of strung along

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“Sucked in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucked%20in. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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