suckering
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8.3
- noun
- Informal
- He was caught suckering people into buying fake tickets for the concert.
Examples
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The police warned tourists about the suckering that was happening near the train station.
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His suckering tactics were exposed during the investigation.
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After several incidents of suckering, the company improved its security measures.
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Don't fall for their suckering schemes!
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The police warned tourists about the suckering that was happening near the train station.
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He was caught suckering people into buying fake tickets for the concert.
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After several incidents of suckering, the company improved its security measures.
Synonyms
607
4.0
Deceiving someone to get money or an unfair advantage
165
3.9
An action that makes someone believe something not true
120
5.5
Getting someone to do what you want to help yourself using clever or dishonest actions
75
2.1
An act of tricking someone to get an unfair advantage
65
4.6
Dishonest action meant to trick someone
60
7.7
A clever trick to deceive someone
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4.9
To use dishonest ways to cheat people
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4.9
An unfair action meant to harm or cheat someone
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2.8
An act of dishonesty that gives someone an unfair advantage
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6.6
A dishonest trick that cheats people out of their money
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9.9
Dishonest actions that try to trick people
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9.7
Dishonest words or actions that try to trick people
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6.6
A dishonest plan to gain someone's trust and then take their money or things
Antonyms
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Suckering comes from the everyday verb suck, which means 'to pull in'. A helpful image is a straw pulling liquid in, so to 'sucker' someone is to 'pull them in' with a trick, and suckering means tricking someone to gain an advantage.