gullibleadjective
uk/ˈɡʌl.ə.bəl/us/ˈɡʌl.ə.bəl/easily deceived or tricked, and too willing to believe everything that other people say:
There are any number of miracle cures on the market for people gullible enough to buy them.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Stupid and silly
- (as) thick as two short planks idiom
- absurd
- adolescent
- against your better judgment idiom
- asinine
- be crazy about sb/sth idiom
- certifiable
- dotty
- dozy
- drink, laugh, etc. yourself silly idiom
- drivel
- dumb
- gibber
- loony
- loopy
- lumpen
- lumpish
- madcap
- slow
- wrongheaded
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gullibility
noun [ U ] /ˌɡʌl.əˈbɪl.ə.ti//ˌɡʌl.əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
His arguments are aimed at the public's gullibility rather than their intelligence.