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credulous
cred·u·lous C0736800 (krĕj′ə-ləs)adj.1. Disposed to believe too readily; gullible.2. Arising from or characterized by credulity. See Usage Note at credible.
[From Latin crēdulus, from crēdere, to believe; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]
cred′u·lous·ly adv.cred′u·lous·ness n.credulous (ˈkrɛdjʊləs) adj1. tending to believe something on little evidence2. arising from or characterized by credulity: credulous beliefs. [C16: from Latin crēdulus, from crēdere to believe] ˈcredulously adv ˈcredulousness ncred•u•lous (ˈkrɛdʒ ə ləs)
adj. 1. willing to believe or trust too readily; gullible. 2. marked by or arising from credulity: a credulous rumor. [1570–80; < Latin crēdulus=crēd(ere) to believe + -ulus -ulous] cred′u•lous•ly, adv. cred′u•lous•ness, n. credible credulous creditable">creditable1. 'credible'If something is credible, it can be believed. His latest statements are hardly credible.This is not credible to anyone who has studied the facts.Credible is most commonly used in negative sentences. 2. 'credulous'People who are credulous are always ready to believe what other people tell them, and are easily deceived. Credulous women bought the mandrake root to promote conception.3. 'creditable'A performance, achievement, or action that is creditable is of a reasonably high standard. He polled a creditable 44.8 percent.Their performance was even less creditable.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | credulous - disposed to believe on little evidence; "the gimmick would convince none but the most credulous"naif, naive - marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; "a teenager's naive ignorance of life"; "the naive assumption that things can only get better"; "this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances"trustful, trusting - inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust; "great brown eye, true and trustful"- Nordhoff & Hallincredulous - not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving | | 2. | credulous - showing a lack of judgment or experience; "so credulous he believes everything he reads"naif, naive - marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; "a teenager's naive ignorance of life"; "the naive assumption that things can only get better"; "this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances" |
credulousadjective gullible, trusting, unsuspecting, naive or naïve, uncritical, green, born yesterday (informal), wet behind the ears (informal), unsuspicious, as green as grass, overtrusting Why are westerners such credulous suckers for alternative therapies?
suspecting, wary, cynical, sceptical, incredulous, unbelievingcredulousadjectiveEasily imposed on or tricked:dupable, easy, exploitable, gullible, naive, susceptible.Translationscredulous (ˈkredjuləs) , ((American) -dʒu-) adjective believing too easily. 輕信的 轻信的ˈcredulousness, creˈdulity (-ˈdjuː-) noun 輕信 轻信credulous
Synonyms for credulousadj gullibleSynonyms- gullible
- trusting
- unsuspecting
- naive or naïve
- uncritical
- green
- born yesterday
- wet behind the ears
- unsuspicious
- as green as grass
- overtrusting
Antonyms- suspecting
- wary
- cynical
- sceptical
- incredulous
- unbelieving
Synonyms for credulousadj easily imposed on or trickedSynonyms- dupable
- easy
- exploitable
- gullible
- naive
- susceptible
Antonyms for credulousadj disposed to believe on little evidenceRelated Words- naif
- naive
- trustful
- trusting
Antonymsadj showing a lack of judgment or experienceRelated Words |