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[ krej-uh-luhs ] / ˈkrɛdʒ ə ləs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR credulous ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivewilling to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullible. marked by or arising from credulity: a credulous rumor. Origin of credulous1570–80; <Latin crēdulus, equivalent to crēd(ere) to believe + -ulus adj. suffix denoting a quality or tendency; see -ous SYNONYMS FOR credulous1 believing, trustful, unsuspecting. SEE SYNONYMS FOR credulous ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM credulouscred·u·lous·ly, adverbcred·u·lous·ness, nounnon·cred·u·lous, adjectivenon·cred·u·lous·ly, adverb non·cred·u·lous·ness, nouno·ver·cred·u·lous, adjectiveo·ver·cred·u·lous·ly, adverbo·ver·cred·u·lous·ness, nounun·cred·u·lous, adjectiveun·cred·u·lous·ly, adverbun·cred·u·lous·ness, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH credulouscredible, credulous Words nearby credulouscredit union, credit utilization ratio, creditworthy, credo, credulity, credulous, Cree, creed, creek, Creek War, creel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for credulousBut instead of fighting the trend, too many of us simply capitulate—lazy, credulous fools that we are. Walmart Lifts Black Friday’s Curse|James Poulos|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST It is bad enough when credulous but healthy people buy worthless cleanse kits and eat too much kale. FDA Moves to Crack Down on Quack Autism ‘Cures’|Russell Saunders|April 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST And another story today at the Jewish Press, under a credulous headline, admitted the story might not be right in its lede. How Israeli Government Officials Fueled A Conspiracy Website Story About Iran|Ali Gharib|January 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST I am increasingly convinced that liberals are repeating the mistakes made by credulous Bush-era conservatives. The Left's Worst Enemy|Reihan Salam|December 16, 2009|DAILY BEAST
We cynically reject any attempt at sincerity nowadays, but when it comes to the past we are as credulous as little children. Why the World Trusted Walter|Lee Siegel|July 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST This little fiction is to amuse the credulous, and would be 'important if true.' Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life|Thomas Wallace Knox Who could be so credulous as to believe that minute organic forms could live through the boiling process? The Relations of Science and Religion|Henry Calderwood They are generally people of low intellect, credulous dispositions, and weak nerves. There is no Death|Florence Marryatt The most credulous of mortals is he who is persuaded of his incredulity. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8|Ambrose Bierce Rupert Sinclair could be no longer the credulous and unsuspecting victim of a subtile and self-interested world. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
British Dictionary definitions for credulous
adjectivetending to believe something on little evidence arising from or characterized by credulitycredulous beliefs Derived forms of credulouscredulously, adverbcredulousness, nounWord Origin for credulousC16: from Latin crēdulus, from crēdere to believe Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to credulousbelieving, born yesterday, green, simple, trusting, uncritical, unsophisticated, unsuspecting, unwary, dupable, unquestioning, accepting, falling for, overtrusting, trustful, unsuspicious |