sitting duck

NOUN

easy target

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pushover

WEAK

babe in the woods dead duck dead meat easy pickings easy victim lamb sinecure soft touch toast vulnerable

Example Sentences

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In my opinion, I could be a sitting duck.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

“I knew I was a bit of a sitting duck if I wasn’t careful,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025

Matthew Stafford was a sitting duck in the Rams’ 41-10 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024

Cricket is a sitting duck for a phrase like chaos.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2023

But you'd really be a sitting duck at one of those.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins