be credulous

VERB

believe

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept admit conclude consider have hold regard suppose think trust understand

STRONG

accredit affirm buy conceive credit deem posit postulate presuppose swallow

WEAK

attach weight to be certain of be convinced of be of the opinion count on fall for give credence to have faith in have no doubt keep the faith lap up place confidence in presume true reckon on rest assured swear by take as gospel take at one's word take for granted take it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon deny disbelieve discard dismiss dispute disregard exclude forget ignore neglect refuse reject

WEAK

distrust

Example Sentences

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Perhaps you find her advocacy for guns in schools due to the ever-present grizzly threat to be credulous.

From The Guardian • May 11, 2017

Of course, it may be credulous to take Roberts at his word.

From Slate • Nov. 21, 2016

But we must not be credulous, and there are three cautions to be borne in mind.

From The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told by Thomson, J. Arthur

This being so, it is far safer, far better, to be credulous than critical.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Ingersoll, Robert Green

It was the great artistic soirée of the year, and crowds of nobodies jostled each other in their mad desire to deceive whosoever might be credulous into the belief that they were somebodies.

From From One Generation to Another by Merriman, Henry Seton

be credulous

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