deceivable

adjective

Definition of deceivablenext
as in gullible

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceivable
  1. gullible
  2. susceptible
  3. unsophisticated
  4. exploitable
  5. easy
  6. naive
  7. trusting
  8. guileless
Adjective
  • Eleven gullible idiots were talked into acquitting because of an imaginary female ailment.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Journalists being preyed upon, journalists taking it to the man, journalists being gullible, whatever.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of gullible
Adjective
  • Tom describes himself as uniquely susceptible to this kind of stimulation, something that Kenny, the Mount Sinai neuroscientist, says may have some credence.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The United States also has a uniquely large and diverse economy that is far less susceptible to shocks than many of its smaller peers.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of susceptible
Adjective
  • What shocked him was how unregulated—and unsophisticated—the rental market seemed.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Five months later, the Taliban militia, which had no airpower and unsophisticated weaponry, seized control of Kabul in just ten days.
    — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of unsophisticated
Adjective
  • Discipline and ruthless prioritization will retire exploitable risk.
    — Taylor Morgan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The overall availability of exploitable PS5 hardware is now greatly expanded.
    — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of exploitable
Adjective
  • Airscope lets scientists record brain activity at the cellular level even when multiple animals move and interact naturally, making real-world neuroscience experiments much easier.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Their contracts can run hundreds of pages, making harmful terms easy to bury.
    — Emma Witman, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of easy
Adjective
  • And how naive of me to believe that language could transcend grief.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Everyone thinks their kids’ slang is ridiculous and their parents’ politics naive.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of naive
Adjective
  • The survey also showed that Americans who historically have been less trusting are not necessarily souring on science and its benefits.
    — Nicholas Florko, STAT, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Adam, simple and trusting, is an easy mark for a desperate woman looking for a life raft.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of trusting
Adjective
  • The movie’s guileless android will learn about love, loss and other far-too-common human experiences.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In a film full of surfaces — Pattinson’s TV-ready sheen, a physical landscape dominated by ever-present screens — his guileless vulnerability provides necessary depth.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of guileless
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