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gullible Meaning
gullible (s)
naive and easily deceived or tricked
easily tricked because of being too trusting
gullible (a.)
Easily gulled; that may be duped.
gullible Sentence Examples
- The gullible old woman believed the telemarketer's promise to double her savings.
- Sarah was too gullible to realize that the online job offer was a scam.
- The politician's flowery promises made his gullible supporters believe that he could solve all their problems.
- The gullible child trusted the stranger's request to follow them to a nearby park.
- John's gullibility often led him into embarrassing and potentially dangerous situations.
- The gullible students willingly shared their personal information with an anonymous online survey.
- The fortune teller preyed on the gullible tourist's desire for spiritual guidance.
- The gullible investors poured their savings into a Ponzi scheme, only to lose it all.
- The gullible admirer believed every word of the celebrity's autobiography, despite its glaring inaccuracies.
- The gullible scientist was easily misled by the biased research findings presented by a pharmaceutical company.
FAQs About the word gullible
naive and easily deceived or tricked, easily tricked because of being too trustingEasily gulled; that may be duped.
naive,naïve, wide-eyed, unwary, susceptible, unsuspecting, credulous, easy, exploitable, trusting
cynical, mistrustful, wary, cynical, suspicious, critical, wary, suspicious, critical, skeptical
The gullible old woman believed the telemarketer's promise to double her savings.
Sarah was too gullible to realize that the online job offer was a scam.
The politician's flowery promises made his gullible supporters believe that he could solve all their problems.
The gullible child trusted the stranger's request to follow them to a nearby park.
