Synonyms of gullible

gullible

adjective

ˈgə-lə-bəl 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• naive
• naïve
• trusting
• susceptible
• unwary
• wide-eyed
• easy
• credulous
• exploitable
• unsuspecting
• uncritical
• unsophisticated
• dewy-eyed
• trustful
• guileless
• unsuspicious
• innocent
• unworldly
• artless
• genuine
• pliant
• malleable
• pliable
• amiable
• obliging
• overcredulous
• acquiescent
• simple
• deceivable
• fictile
• agreeable
• yielding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cynical
• skeptical
• wary
• suspicious
• critical
• mistrustful
• sophisticated
• hardheaded
• shrewd
• clear-eyed
• clear-sighted
• streetwise
• street-smart

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gullible

Bad spelling and grammar ensured that most users deleted the message, leaving only the most gullible users in the pipeline. —Kevin Korte, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025

As a gullible buyer starts to get nervous, the manager accidentally reveals that the salesman has been lying, torpedoing thousands of dollars in commission. —Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025

Bad spelling and grammar ensured that most users deleted the message, leaving only the most gullible users in the pipeline. —Kevin Korte, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025

The results were hilarious, but Gould also won hearts as the affable (if a bit gullible) victim of the ruse. —Ew Staff, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025

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