as in naive
too willing to believe things without substantial proof
Few people are credulous enough to believe such nonsense. a credulous audience
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Recent Examples of credulous
Such pronouncements have often elicited credulous reactions from Musk’s interviewers.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
His reflexive tendency to extend Lindsay the benefit of the doubt seemed both credulous and entirely rational.
—Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Nothing about the man, his music preeminently, flattered the worldview of the credulous teenager.
—Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2024
This, in 2024, is as absurd as subscribing to the credulous spin that Trump’s near-death encounter with a would-be assassin’s bullet had remade him into a unity candidate for the ages.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2024
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
His reflexive tendency to extend Lindsay the benefit of the doubt seemed both credulous and entirely rational.
—Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Nothing about the man, his music preeminently, flattered the worldview of the credulous teenager.
—Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2024
This, in 2024, is as absurd as subscribing to the credulous spin that Trump’s near-death encounter with a would-be assassin’s bullet had remade him into a unity candidate for the ages.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for credulous
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Although this Cinderella is thankfully not a naive maiden, her storyline occasionally gets muddled by one too many loose threads.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Jan. 2025
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The clip sparked strong reactions from viewers, some accusing Luke of cheating or Liv of being naive.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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In an interview with Greg Gutfeld on Fox News in October, Kennedy suggested weight loss drugs were being pushed on to gullible Americans by foreign pharmaceutical companies that wouldn’t even market the drugs in their home countries.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
30 Dec. 2024
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He's lost two sets of parents and has to keep his useless adoptive brother alive and journey to Mele, a mystical place that is believed to be a paradise that many think is just a fairytale told to gullible lion cubs.—
Meredith G. White,
The Arizona Republic,
17 Dec. 2024
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They have been used before in crowded city centers in Europe to take innocent lives and spread fear.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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What does that have to do with innocent bystander Zac Efron?—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
16 Jan. 2025
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People with leukemia often have a high number of immature white blood cells called myeloblast, which are not usually present in the blood.—
Doru Paul,
Health,
10 Jan. 2025
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These immature cells can develop into different types of blood cells, including white blood cells (WBCs), central to immune function.8 Getting sufficient and consistent sleep can help make your body more resistant to disease and infection.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Credulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/credulous. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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