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Definition of “gullible”

gullible (ˈɡʌləbəl Pronunciation for gullible

Definitions

adjective

  1. easily taken in or tricked

Derived Forms

ˌgulliˈbility noun
ˈgullibly adverb

Synonyms

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= trusting, innocent, naive, unsuspecting, green, simple, silly, foolish, unsophisticated, credulous, born yesterday, wet behind the ears, easily taken in, unsceptical, as green as grass,

Translations for 'gullible'

  • British English: gullible If you describe someone as gullible, you mean they are easily tricked because they are too trusting. ADJECTIVEWhat point is there in admitting that the stories fed to the gullible public were false?
  • Brazilian Portuguese: crédulo
  • Chinese: 轻信的轻輕信的
  • European Spanish: crédulo crédula
  • French: crédule
  • German: leichtgläubig
  • Italian: credulo credula
  • Japanese: だまされやすい
  • Korean: 잘 속는
  • Portuguese: crédulo crédula
  • Spanish: crédulo crédula

Example Sentences Including 'gullible'

A pointless love interest and a gullible villain who'd have trouble keeping step with Wile E. Coyote drag the quest down.
Maxim (2005)
How gullible they remain, he thought; they still cling to the belief that parliamentary democracy controls their destiny.
Forbes, Bryan The Endless Game
I understood nothing except I'd proved myself the most gullible fool since Adam accepted the apple.
Brierley, David Snowline
Judge Skoien said it was apparent the four had been induced by unscrupulous people who had taken advantage of the gullible.
Misc (1999)
The conmen provided advisers to tell gullible buyers they were making the buy of a lifetime.
Misc (1998)
The court was told John was highly intelligent and used his intellect to bemuse the ` gullible and naive "Mark.
Sun, News of the World (2004)
The latter gent was demonstrably interested in this and related topics in a mature, amused, and fundamentally gullible sort of way.
various & introduction by Deirdre Chapman A Roomful of Birds - Scottish short stories 1990
There was also the gullible sports shop owner who unwittingly furnished young Dwight with his first pair of boots.
Sun, News of the World (1999)
While women are addicted to losing weight and gullible enough to believe these wonder claims, your investment can't go wrong.
Bovey, Shelley The Forbidden Body

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