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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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

Maybe I would have too — I’m really gullible.

From Los Angeles Times

"To come out as a strong critic of Bashir would have been in effect to paint his sister as a gullible fool," writes Webb.

From BBC

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