Gullible
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡʌlɪbl̩/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Gullible is an adjective meaning Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled.
Meaning
Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled.
More Meanings
- A gullible person; someone easily fooled or tricked.
Example Sentences
Spurious accounts that snare the gullible are readily available. Skeptical treatments are much harder to find.
Andrew is so gullible, the way he still believes in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and the Sandman at the age of fourteen.
They pictured to these gullibles the unearthly delights that were to be enjoyed as servants of the Spaniards. But such tricks could not last, for Cuba was too close to Saint Domingue, and news of the real conditions leaked across the windward passage and were bruited about.
Word Forms
- gullibles
Synonyms for gullible
Depending on context, synonyms include credulous, green, naive, fleeceable, naif, wide-eyed.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fleeceable, naive, unwary, naif, green, foolish.
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