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gullible
gul·li·ble G0310800 (gŭl′ə-bəl)adj. Easily deceived or duped. [From gull.] gul′li·bil′i·ty n.gul′li·bly adv.gullible (ˈɡʌləbəl) adjeasily taken in or tricked ˌgulliˈbility n ˈgullibly advgul•li•ble (ˈgʌl ə bəl) adj. easily deceived or cheated; naive; credulous. Sometimes, gul′la•ble. [1815–25; gull2 + -ible] gul`li•bil′i•ty, n. gul′li•bly, adv. gullible - A derivative of archaic gull, "dupe" or "simpleton."See also related terms for simpleton.ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | gullible - naive and easily deceived or tricked; "at that early age she had been gullible and in love"fleeceable, greennaif, naive - marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; "a teenager's naive ignorance of life"; "the naive assumption that things can only get better"; "this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances" | | 2. | gullible - easily tricked because of being too trusting; "gullible tourists taken in by the shell game"unwary - not alert to danger or deception; "the shrieks of unwary animals taken by surprise"; "some thieves prey especially on unwary travelers"; "seduce the unwary reader into easy acquiescence"- O.J.Campbell |
gullibleadjective trusting, innocent, naive, unsuspecting, green, simple, silly, foolish, unsophisticated, credulous, born yesterday, wet behind the ears (informal), easily taken in, unsceptical, as green as grass I'm so gullible I believed him. worldly, sophisticated, suspicious, cynical, untrustinggullibleadjectiveEasily imposed on or tricked:credulous, dupable, easy, exploitable, naive, susceptible.Translationsgullible (ˈgaləbl) adjective easily tricked or fooled. He is so gullible that he believes everything you tell him. 輕信的,易受騙的 轻信的,易受骗的 ˌgulliˈbility noun 輕信 轻信EncyclopediaSeeGullibilitygullible
Synonyms for gullibleadj trustingSynonyms- trusting
- innocent
- naive
- unsuspecting
- green
- simple
- silly
- foolish
- unsophisticated
- credulous
- born yesterday
- wet behind the ears
- easily taken in
- unsceptical
- as green as grass
Antonyms- worldly
- sophisticated
- suspicious
- cynical
- untrusting
Synonyms for gullibleadj easily imposed on or trickedSynonyms- credulous
- dupable
- easy
- exploitable
- naive
- susceptible
Synonyms for gullibleadj naive and easily deceived or trickedSynonymsRelated Wordsadj easily tricked because of being too trustingRelated Words |