SUCKED Synonyms: 7 Similar and Opposite Words

sucked

verb

past tense of suck, informal + sometimes impolite

as in smelled

to be objectionable or unsatisfactory it's amazing that a song that sucks so bad can be so popular

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rocked

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Recent Examples of sucked Rows of bent heads gazing at their phone screens; each face replaced by a ray of light sucked towards the screen. — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026 The celebrities sucked up a lot of air, and so the show leaned in, switching to all-celebrity casts. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026 Jamal Murray is one of the best heatwave scorers in the league, and now their bench, which sucked for years, is a bit deeper. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Ever sucked down a gel during a run or chugged coconut water after a tough workout? — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026 With the air sucked out of Yankee Stadium, Spencer Jones — who singled and doubled in his first two plate appearances — struck out swinging to end the threat. — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 The authors posit that people from that period sucked on betel nuts to relieve tooth pain, given that these populations are known to have had bad teeth and arecoline is a natural analgesic. — ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026 Even the Lindsay Clancy trial — hearing all of those conspiracies is fascinating, and I get sucked down a rabbit hole really quickly. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026 Will any contestants get sucked into a chocolate pipe, Augustus Gloop-style? — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucked

smelled

Verb

At the hospital, the officer said Lopez smelled like alcohol and had red, watery eyes and his words were slurred.

— Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
The L'Occitane Jasmine & Bergamot products smelled good and did the job.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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