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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The video, though, showed what purported to be photographs of a purchase contract and of the villa itself, creating a veneer of authenticity for credulous viewers.
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Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Once the tap shoes come out, even the most credulous viewer has to catch on.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
The credulous Times falling into the right-wing’s projection.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
At least with Flamin’ Hot scoring an Original Song nod, Nyad was not the only credulous biopic of a figure who might have stretched the truth.
—Vulture, 23 Jan. 2024
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Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Once the tap shoes come out, even the most credulous viewer has to catch on.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
The credulous Times falling into the right-wing’s projection.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
At least with Flamin’ Hot scoring an Original Song nod, Nyad was not the only credulous biopic of a figure who might have stretched the truth.
—Vulture, 23 Jan. 2024
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“Credulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/credulous. Accessed 9 Sep. 2024.
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