suckers

Gullible ones targeted

Suckers is the plural of sucker—adhesive organs, plant shoots, lollipops, or gullible people: The octopus has suckers on its tentacles.

Those suckers fell for the scam.

She bought suckers for the kids.

gullible

fool

Unwise, gullible person

  • dupeDeceive or victim
  • markVisible impression or sign
  • patsyEasily deceived victim

chump · pigeon · rube · sap · pushover · victim · target · naive · credulous · hoodwinked

octopus

tentacle

Flexible grasping appendage

octopus · cuttlefish · nautilus · grip · prey · mollusk · invertebrate · marine · underwater · predator

adhesion

vacuum

Absence of matter

seal · disc · rubber · silicone · pressure · surface · mount · holder · window · glass

candy

lollipop

Confection on a stick

sugar · swirl · stick · cherry · grape · strawberry · lemon · orange · watermelon · bubblegum

botany

shoot

Discharge or capture

basal · growth · stem · rootstock · vine · plant · pruning · tomato · rose · tree

Categories
Opposites
gullibility/credulity

suckersskeptics

Those who doubt claims

cynics · doubters · disbelievers · questioners · critical thinkers

role in deception/exploitation

suckerscon artists

People who cheat others

scammers · swindlers · grifters · hustlers · fraudsters

sophistication/worldliness

suckerssophisticates

Worldly, cultured individuals

nobody's fool · sharp cookies · wise guys · streetwise · worldly-wise

Phrases
Family

sucker, suckered, suckering

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG