credulous
English Thesaurus
1. disposed to believe on little evidence (adj.all)
| similar | : | credible, |
| definition | : | (a common but incorrect usage where `credulous' would be appropriate) credulous (adj.all) |
| similar | : | overcredulous, |
| definition | : | too credulous for your own good (adj.all) |
| similar | : | unquestioning, |
| definition | : | not inclined to ask questions (adj.all) |
| also | : | naif, naive, |
| definition | : | marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience (adj.all) |
| also | : | trustful, trusting, |
| definition | : | inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust (adj.all) |
2. showing a lack of judgment or experience (adj.all)
| similar | : | naif, naive, |
| definition | : | marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience (adj.all) |
3. disposed to believe on little evidence (adj.all)
| antonym | : | incredulous, |
| definition | : | not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | credulousness, gullibility, |
| definition | : | tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | credulity, |
| definition | : | tendency to believe readily (noun.attribute) |
4. showing a lack of judgment or experience (adj.all)
| derivation | : | credulousness, gullibility, |
| definition | : | tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | credulity, |
| definition | : | tendency to believe readily (noun.attribute) |
5. disposed to believe on little evidence (adj.all)
| antonym | : | incredulous, |
| definition | : | not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | credulousness, gullibility, |
| definition | : | tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | credulity, |
| definition | : | tendency to believe readily (noun.attribute) |
6. showing a lack of judgment or experience (adj.all)
| derivation | : | credulousness, gullibility, |
| definition | : | tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | credulity, |
| definition | : | tendency to believe readily (noun.attribute) |
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