Synonyms for credulous

Synonyms for (adj) credulous

Synonyms: credulous

Definition: disposed to believe on little evidence

Usage: the gimmick would convince none but the most credulous

Similar words: credible

Definition: (a common but incorrect usage where `credulous' would be appropriate) credulous

Usage: she was not the...credible fool he expected


Similar words: overcredulous

Definition: too credulous for your own good


Similar words: unquestioning

Definition: not inclined to ask questions


Synonyms: credulous

Definition: showing a lack of judgment or experience

Usage: so credulous he believes everything he reads

Similar words: naif, naive

Definition: marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience

Usage: 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


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