gullible

American  

[guhl-uh-buhl] / ˈgʌl ə bəl /

Or gullable

adjective

1. easily deceived or cheated.

   Synonyms:

   green, simple, innocent, naive, trusting, credulous

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gullible British  

/ ˈɡʌləbəl /

adjective

1. easily taken in or tricked

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Other Word Forms

• gullibility noun
• gullibly adverb

Etymology

Origin of gullible

First recorded in 1815–25; gull ² + -ible

Example Sentences

"I was naive, foolish, and gullible to put any trust in Jeffrey Epstein," he said.

From BBC

And the message-board-born concept of a “lolcow,” a gullible user who can be goaded into making a fool of themselves on a regular basis, definitely predated the music video.

From Salon

The fundamental problem is that hopeful investors are too often gullible investors.

From MarketWatch

Our grandparents weren’t gullible; they encountered threats they didn’t recognize.

From The Wall Street Journal

Duesberg’s position also appealed to “the unwary, desperate or gullible” with “twisted facts and illogical lines of argument,” Moore wrote in 1996.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• foolish
• unsophisticated
• unsuspecting
• wide-eyed