variants
also gullable
as in naive
readily taken advantage of
wished that his brother weren't so gullible as to believe he could win the fixed carnival game if he kept playing it
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Recent Examples of gullible
Meanwhile, artificial intelligence makes political deepfakes ever more sophisticated and capable of fooling gullible voters into believing their lies.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2025
The team defines a goofy as someone gullible, easily influenced, a follower.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
After last week’s tragic shooting in New York that left four people dead, the same ridiculous fiction is being sold to a gullible public that was trotted out after Sandy Hook, Las Vegas, Parkland, Buffalo and all the others: Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025
The same ridiculous fiction is being sold to a gullible public that was trotted out after Sandy Hook, Las Vegas, Parkland, Buffalo and all the others: Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 July 2025
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2025
The team defines a goofy as someone gullible, easily influenced, a follower.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
After last week’s tragic shooting in New York that left four people dead, the same ridiculous fiction is being sold to a gullible public that was trotted out after Sandy Hook, Las Vegas, Parkland, Buffalo and all the others: Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025
The same ridiculous fiction is being sold to a gullible public that was trotted out after Sandy Hook, Las Vegas, Parkland, Buffalo and all the others: Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gullible
naive
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The Guerida line nodding to private estate La Querida and its white façades, emerald green lawns and ocean views offered a more naïve take on the colored theme by mean of hearts and floral motifs juxtaposed in a ring, bracelet and pendant earrings.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
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Even when their views are naive or ill-considered, protesters are among the minority of people willing to take risks and devote time and energy to the pursuit of a better world.—
Christopher L. Eisgruber,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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