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adjective

as in credulous

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verb

past tense of gull
as in deceived
to cause to believe what is untrue we were gulled into believing that if we answered the e-mail, we'd somehow become millionaires, but instead we just got put on a list for junk mail

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Recent Examples of gulled
Verb
To counter this, Laird publicized a number of tests that demonstrated how managers could be easily gulled by the inflated self-assessments of job applicants, or simply react in subjective, unpredictable ways. — Stephen Mihm, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gulled
  1. credulous
  2. deceived
  3. gullible
  4. tricked
  5. beguiled
  6. fooled
  7. believing
  8. susceptible
Adjective
  • Jentleson spends only one page on this obvious disappointment, faulting Fetterman for taking too much delight in conflict with the left and for becoming too credulous toward AIPAC.
    — Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
  • So what if the credulous smallfolk now believe that the Usurper’s rule is ordained by the Gods?
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of credulous
Verb
  • Customers who feel respected are far more forgiving than customers who feel deceived.
    — Natalie Ruiz, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Furious at having been deceived her whole life, Kylie hops on the next plane to the Owens’ ancestral home in England with the intent of breaking the curse once and for all.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of deceived
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
Verb
  • Because you can get tricked very quickly into thinking that acting is all about me.
    — David Katz, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
  • In the past couple of years, deepfakes have already tricked large firms like Arup into wiring $25 million to scammers.
    — Allyson Kapin, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of tricked
Adjective
  • There’s no better time to stress-test the thesis that Americans were irreversibly beguiled by the World Cup than this weekend, when a new Premier League season gets underway and soccer converts can reunite with their summer heroes.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Critics accused Son of being too beguiled by charismatic founders rather than critically parsing financials.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
Definition of beguiled
Verb
  • Trey Owens fooled the TCU defense with a 34-yard keeper on third-and-1 to get inside the 10-yard line.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Earlier in the game, he was fooled on a flea-flicker, and his pass-interference penalty set up the Patriots’ lone touchdown.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of fooled
Adjective
  • The non-believing partner may start to emotionally withdraw from the other, purely out of self-preservation.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Definition of believing
Adjective
  • Analysts say until there are clear guidelines on who can regulate prediction markets — possibly from the Supreme Court — DraftKings could be susceptible to headline volatility in the short term.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Yet in the twentieth century, when countries around the world prioritized the suppression of all wildfires, many areas became overgrown and susceptible to firestorms.
    — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of susceptible

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“Gulled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gulled. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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