DECEIVABLE Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

deceivable

adjective

Definition of deceivable

as in gullible

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Adjective

A lot of it is about a more innocent time and that people were gullible.

— Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Eleven gullible idiots were talked into acquitting because of an imaginary female ailment.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of gullible

Adjective

Kirshner says most units aren’t susceptible and that the issues appear quickly on units with the defect.

— Jay Peters, The Verge, 26 Oct. 2026
Microwave weapons can address groups of small aircraft, interceptors can physically destroy individual threats, electronic warfare can disrupt susceptible communications, and lasers can interfere with optical sensors.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of susceptible

Adjective

Although the costuming department appears to have bought out every pinstripe rayon fabric available in a 50-mile radius of the Italian villa where the series is filmed, The Mob is remarkably unsophisticated.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
What shocked him was how unregulated—and unsophisticated—the rental market seemed.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of unsophisticated

Adjective

Automated tools can now discover vulnerabilities in mature software, leaving developers searching for stronger ways to prevent exploitable flaws.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
However, these attacks depend on exploitable security weaknesses.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of exploitable

Adjective

Mischa Glooshkoff, aka Michael Graves, has light brown curls, a wicked grin, and a wiry frame—perfect casting for the grand boulevardier who would lead my naïve young father astray.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
And how naive of me to believe that language could transcend grief.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of naive

Adjective

The three other members of Uppity are bubbly, guileless, and joyful to an extent that’s unique at any age, but especially rare in adulthood.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of guileless

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