overcredulous

adjective

Definition of overcredulousnext
as in uncritical

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overcredulous
  1. uncritical
  2. credulous
  3. trustful
  4. gullible
  5. unsuspicious
  6. susceptible
  7. unsuspecting
  8. naive
Adjective
  • Remember to be open-minded, honest and uncritical regarding one another’s stances.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Any nonpartisan journalist or editor overseeing political coverage would balk at uncritical reporting on one side and full-on confrontation with the other.
    Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of uncritical
Adjective
  • Such pronouncements have often elicited credulous reactions from Musk’s interviewers.
    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
Definition of credulous
Adjective
  • Creating lasting, trustful relationships with clients takes patience, persistence, and a commitment to your values.
    Medhat Zaki, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Instead of dwelling on disappointments, view them as learning experiences that can refine your judgment in the future and be open to the potential for trustful connections.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
Definition of trustful
Adjective
  • Big money, a gullible and clueless electorate, and a party (the Democrats) out of touch with reality are the major culprits.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • 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
Definition of gullible
Adjective
  • Chemirmir, 49, quietly smothered elderly women, making their deaths look unsuspicious, and stole their jewelry, according to police and prosecutors in Dallas and Collin counties.
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 25 Apr. 2022
  • In the trailer, Hawke first appears in white face paint and a top hat, struggling with falling grocery bags beside a completely unsuspicious beat-up black van.
    Jennifer Yuma, Variety, 13 Oct. 2021
Definition of unsuspicious
Adjective
  • Kreskin acknowledged to radio personality Art Bell that his prediction was a hoax, a way of proving that the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks the year before had made people susceptible to manipulation.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Indeed, teen drivers are especially susceptible to getting into crashes resulting from distracted driving.
    Ed Garsten, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of susceptible
Adjective
  • No, this isn't the family-friendly Michael Keaton movie of the same name, though some unsuspecting '90s kids may have been traumatized after renting the wrong video.
    Huntley Woods, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • These unsuspecting insects then spread the mushroom’s spores, a similar reproductive technique to that of the basket stinkhorn.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of unsuspecting
Adjective
  • Mercifully, Newcastle came up against a Leicester side whose setup under Ruud van Nistelrooy was as naive as their defensive performance was pitiful.
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Season 1 introduced Amina (Anjana Vasan), a naive but musically gifted nerd who joins the band Lady Parts to get closer to one member’s hunky brother.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of naive
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