GULLIBLE Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

gullible

adjective

ˈgə-lə-bəl

variants also gullable

Definition of gullible

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 Colocousis said people who think scam victims like him are gullible idiots don’t understand the sophistication of criminal organizations behind online fraud. — ABC News, 30 June 2026 However, several of the sequences, including the scenes between Imani and Layla, as well as the more violent and action-based ones, are so far removed from reality that even the most gullible viewers won’t take them seriously. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 June 2026 The few adult characters in the film are gullible or bumbling. — Linnea Wicklund, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026 The tactic saved the banking industry, but the great railway boom was over, and there was no reprieve for the gullible souls who had been drawn into it. — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for gullible

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And how naive of me to believe that language could transcend grief.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
Everyone thinks their kids’ slang is ridiculous and their parents’ politics naive.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of naive

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Kirshner says most units aren’t susceptible and that the issues appear quickly on units with the defect.

— Jay Peters, The Verge, 26 Oct. 2026
Microwave weapons can address groups of small aircraft, interceptors can physically destroy individual threats, electronic warfare can disrupt susceptible communications, and lasers can interfere with optical sensors.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

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