sucked (up to)

verb

past tense of suck (up to)
as in blandished

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucked (up to)
  1. coaxed
  2. fawned
  3. cajoled
  4. kowtowed
  5. idolized
Verb
  • Webb relieved Palencia and coaxed a ground out from Max Kepler to end the threat.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • His friends occasionally coaxed him to a tailgate, but football itself proved a tougher sell.
    — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of coaxed
Verb
  • His gimmick was hiring artists to do the cleaning, which brought in new clients every time the press fawned over the poor Cindarellas.
    — Jesse Armas, Curbed, 16 June 2026
  • The comments section fawned over the clip.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
Definition of fawned
Verb
  • The question is whether big tech can be cajoled or even forced to press pause.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • And veterans Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim were cajoled to stay despite the way their colleagues were treated.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of cajoled
Verb
  • The decision has led to accusations that FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has kowtowed to Trump, who last year won FIFA’s inaugural peace prize, prompting European lawmakers to call for an investigation into how the prize was awarded, Le Monde reported.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 6 July 2026
  • According to Filomeno Aguilar, Jr, once the Europeans were gone, the hacenderos kowtowed to the Americans, offering the island as a protectorate in the hopes of securing favorable access to the lucrative US market for their sugar.
    — JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 19 Nov. 2025
Definition of kowtowed
Verb
  • Messi, who is idolized in Argentina, has never played professionally in his home country.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Even before her death, though, some people idolized her in a saint-like way.
    — Sarah Dees, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of idolized
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

sucked (up)
sucked (up to)
sucker
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Sucked (up to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucked%20%28up%20to%29. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

A List of Most Commonly Confused Words

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

The Longest Long Words List

Stay Woke

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Words of the Week - Sept. 4
See More

Popular

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

The Longest Long Words List

Stay Woke
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
anagrams on a chalk board
Word Builder Quiz Vol. 2 Pick the letter that when added to a word will ma...
See All