Thesaurus results for CREDULITY

credulity

noun

as in gullibility

readiness to believe the claims of others without sufficient evidence the quack pushing the phony medicine was taking advantage of the credulity of people hoping for miracle cures

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gullibility
credulousness
naïveté
belief
naivete
naiveté
credibility
naiveness
simplicity
simpleness
unworldliness
artlessness
unsophistication
faith
trust
unwariness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

skepticism
incredulity
sophistication
worldliness
distrust
wariness
suspicion
mistrust
suspiciousness
doubt
uncertainty
misdoubt

skepticism
incredulity
sophistication
worldliness
distrust
wariness
suspicion
mistrust
suspiciousness
doubt
uncertainty
misdoubt

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