suck into

verb

To cause someone to become slowly more and more involved in a business or situation that is often not to that person's liking.

“I really didn't want to be on the committee, but somehow I got sucked into it.”

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draw intodraw insuck in
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Meanings

verbsuck into (third-person singular simple present sucks into, present participle sucking into, simple past and past participle sucked into)

present singular third person sucks into · participle present sucking into · participle past sucked into · past sucked into

  1. To cause someone to become slowly more and more involved in a business or situation that is often not to that person's liking.

    I really didn't want to be on the committee, but somehow I got sucked into it.

    Synonyms: draw into, draw in, suck in

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo cause someone to become slowly more and more involved in a business or situation that is often not to that person's liking.

Similar
draw intodraw insuck in
Also see
suck in

Translations

Dutch inzuigen, ingezogen worden
  • inzuigencause someone to become slowly more and more involved in a business or situation that is often not to that person's liking
  • ingezogen wordencause someone to become slowly more and more involved in a business or situation that is often not to that person's liking
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APA

suck into. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suck%20into

MLA

“suck into.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suck%20into. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suck into,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suck%20into.

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