Synonyms of gullible

gullible

adjective

ˈgə-lə-bəl 

variants also gullable

as in naive

readily taken advantage of

wished that his brother weren't so gullible as to believe he could win the fixed carnival game if he kept playing it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• naive
• naïve
• trusting
• susceptible
• unwary
• wide-eyed
• easy
• credulous
• exploitable
• unsuspecting
• uncritical
• unsophisticated
• dewy-eyed
• trustful
• guileless
• unsuspicious
• innocent
• unworldly
• artless
• genuine
• pliant
• malleable
• pliable
• amiable
• obliging
• overcredulous
• acquiescent
• simple
• deceivable
• fictile
• agreeable
• yielding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cynical
• skeptical
• wary
• suspicious
• critical
• mistrustful
• sophisticated
• hardheaded
• shrewd
• clear-eyed
• clear-sighted
• streetwise
• street-smart

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of gullible

Rose is an adorable character, who is very gentle in nature and also a bit gullible and native. —Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024

There's this stereotype in our culture that people who are happy and optimistic and trusting are naive and gullible. —Jess Cording, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024

Harper already has a gullible fool on the inside, ready to give a list of Pierpoint’s positions away. —Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2024

But the gullible, easily-led and unintelligent — and the media — all fall for the lie. —Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Nov. 2024

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