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Synonyms

sucks

British  
/ sʌks /

interjection

  1. an expression of disappointment

  2. an exclamation of defiance or derision (esp in the phrase yah boo sucks to you )

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Example Sentences

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"This event sucks," one user wrote on Reddit.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Why give something that sucks up dirt to show you care?

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

I was addicted to reading the food scenes—the Christmas feast that the March girls bring to the Hummels, the illicit pickled limes Amy sucks on at school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Alexander Skarsgård is especially funny as a New Age-spouting concert documentary director who sucks up to the corporate overlords while breaking Charli’s spirit a bit more in every scene.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

She pulls her shoulders back and sucks in her stomach.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

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