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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
Being personally very gullible and constantly putting myself in the place of the audience was the key for me in directing this series.
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
Today’s Wordle Etymology The word patsy apparently comes from the Italian name Patsy, short for Pasquale, which was used in vaudeville productions and early 20th-century slang to refer to a gullible or easily deceived individual.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 May 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
Chamberlain was gullible and naïve, and Chamberlain’s appeasement to Hitler is considered one of the biggest betrayals in modern history.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2025
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
Today’s Wordle Etymology The word patsy apparently comes from the Italian name Patsy, short for Pasquale, which was used in vaudeville productions and early 20th-century slang to refer to a gullible or easily deceived individual.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 May 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
Chamberlain was gullible and naïve, and Chamberlain’s appeasement to Hitler is considered one of the biggest betrayals in modern history.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gullible
naive
Adjective
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The oldest boy of 11 children was determined to succeed, but not naive.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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As naive as that may sound in a world where so many self-evident rights and wrongs are being routinely, dishonestly evaluated and reevaluated, the series elevates simple truths in ways that are downright inspirational.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Gullible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gullible. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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