Synonyms of gullible

gullible

adjective

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

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

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