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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
The team defines a goofy as someone gullible, easily influenced, a follower.
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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
But don’t be like those gullible commentators who are distraught over Gunn’s statement.
—Armond White, National Review, 18 July 2025
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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
But don’t be like those gullible commentators who are distraught over Gunn’s statement.
—Armond White, National Review, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gullible
naive
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Jane’s voice shifts from that of a naïve girl to that of a capable young woman as Laser traces her path out of the wilderness.—
AudioFile Magazine
September 30,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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His hesitation has been seen publicly as naïve and risky, eroding faith in the monarchy.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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