gulled 1 of 2

adjective

as in credulous

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gulled

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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
  • In any case, the Biden Administration’s grudging acquiescence now looks like the beginning of a pattern of credulous capitulation.
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • In 1972, Joyce Carol Oates wrote a letter to the New York Times Book Review questioning a credulous review of Castaneda’s books.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
Definition of credulous
Verb
  • Mora filed a cross-complaint against Giumarra alleging he was deceived by the company and its representatives into signing a contract that made false claims about the fruit, including that it was patented by Giumarra.
    — Robert Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
  • In an era when AI generates convincing falsehoods at scale and a third of teenagers report being deceived by fake content online, the ability to weigh evidence critically is not an academic exercise but a plain necessity.
    — Rajiv Vinnakota, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of deceived
Adjective
  • This model worked for well over a decade because, in those go-go speculative days, there was an ongoing influx of gullible retail investors eager to prop up the token flippers.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026
  • Colocousis said people who think scam victims like him are gullible idiots don’t understand the sophistication of criminal organizations behind online fraud.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Definition of gullible
Verb
  • Scammers claiming to belong to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard have also tricked shipping firms into sending hefty payments to their cryptocurrency wallets in exchange for safe passage.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 27 July 2026
  • The hackers created a Gmail account and internet domain impersonating the photographer and tricked the technician into sending Grande’s materials to them, the singer claims.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026
Definition of tricked
Adjective
  • Critics accused Son of being too beguiled by charismatic founders rather than critically parsing financials.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Today, the urgent challenge before the royal family and many other institutions protected by mystique is whether the often degenerate select few in charge can still persuade the mass of people to remain beguiled and accept authority.
    — Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Definition of beguiled
Verb
  • The ‘boss’ is a headline about the breaking of any fragile peace around Iran and every time oil prices fall, the markets seem to get fooled (again).
    — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 30 July 2026
  • But don’t be fooled; the team here—from the general manager to the bar staff—never misses a beat.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 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
  • The burn scars have been most susceptible this summer with new fires created this season and old burn scars from years past.
    — Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Papik also said fishing policies are being amended that would allow native species to reclaim some of their number, like growing mollusks that are less susceptible to the alien blue crab.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of susceptible

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“Gulled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gulled. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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