Definitions

gullible

[guhl-uh-buhl] / ˈgʌl ə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

naive, trusting

Synonyms

STRONGEST

foolish unsophisticated unsuspecting wide-eyed

WEAK

being a sucker believing biting credulous easily taken in easy mark falling hook line and sinker green innocent kidding oneself mark silly simple sucker susceptible swallowing whole taken in taking the bait trustful tumbling for unskeptical

Antonyms

WEAK

astute discerning knowledgeable perceptive suspicious unbelieving untrusting wise

Example Sentences

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"I was naive, foolish, and gullible to put any trust in Jeffrey Epstein," he said.

From BBC

And the message-board-born concept of a “lolcow,” a gullible user who can be goaded into making a fool of themselves on a regular basis, definitely predated the music video.

From Salon

The fundamental problem is that hopeful investors are too often gullible investors.

From MarketWatch

Our grandparents weren’t gullible; they encountered threats they didn’t recognize.

From The Wall Street Journal

Duesberg’s position also appealed to “the unwary, desperate or gullible” with “twisted facts and illogical lines of argument,” Moore wrote in 1996.

From Los Angeles Times

gullible

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