DECEIVABLE Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

deceivable

adjective

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as in gullible

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Adjective

Colocousis said people who think scam victims like him are gullible idiots don’t understand the sophistication of criminal organizations behind online fraud.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
However, several of the sequences, including the scenes between Imani and Layla, as well as the more violent and action-based ones, are so far removed from reality that even the most gullible viewers won’t take them seriously.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 June 2026

Definition of gullible

Adjective

Creamer of the Fresh Fruit Association said the state food and agriculture department’s lagging pest and disease prevention funding makes the state more susceptible to the kinds of incidents that happened recently.

— Lizzie Kane July 9, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
Infections, other immune-system stressors and, more rarely, brain injuries may also contribute in genetically susceptible individuals.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Definition of susceptible

Adjective

Sophisticated scams The days of thinking of scammers as unsophisticated, disjointed actors are over in 2026, according to Yoon.

— Ella Moore July 2, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Phishing remains one of the most effective means of gaining access to accounts, despite the relatively unsophisticated technical prowess required.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026

Definition of unsophisticated

Adjective

Identity and access management without identity governance becomes chaos, and identity management without visibility becomes an exploitable vulnerability.

— Morey Haber, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
For a Carolina team that’s hellbent on possession, that looks like an exploitable matchup if that pair can’t get their act together.

— Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 31 May 2026

Definition of exploitable

Adjective

For a Marlins team that has suddenly become difficult to pitch to, Hicks has been easy to overlook and hard to replace.

— Tyler M. Carmona, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
There are limits to this model, however Replicating this success at scale won’t be easy, said Paul Dergarabedian, head of marketplace trends for Rentrak.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of easy

Adjective

Julius seems to have approached his spying with a sprightly, if naive, enthusiasm.

— Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
The show also depicts how the railroad set a precedent for other big businesses to lure in naive citizens seeking their own slice of the American dream.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 July 2026

Definition of naive

Adjective

Experimental research suggests that people are more trusting and empathetic toward those who share their own religion and ethnicity.

— Steve S. Medeiros, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
Cindy Pickett played Ferris' loving, trusting and hilariously oblivious mother in the film.

— Emma Urdangen, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026

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