gullible
Collocations
5ADJ.
available
VERB + GULLIBLE
discovered, isn't, think
GULLIBLE + NOUN
anything, mary, people, she'll, tom, way
PREP.
in
ADV.
extremely, quite, readily, really
Definitions
adj
Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled.
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.
noun
A gullible person; someone easily fooled or tricked.
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.
Spurious accounts that snare the gullible are readily available. Skeptical treatments are much harder to find.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — naive and easily deceived or tricked
- fleeceable
- green
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Andrew 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.
WiktionaryThey 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
WiktionarySpurious accounts that snare the gullible are readily available. Skeptical treatments are much harder to find.
WiktionaryThe word "gullible" is not in the dictionary.
Tatoeba · #552421She's so gullible she'll believe anything you tell her.
Tatoeba · #715767Tom discovered just how gullible Mary was.
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