as in naiveté
readiness to believe the claims of others without sufficient evidence
teased her about her well-known gullibility by repeatedly offering to sell her the Brooklyn Bridge
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gullibility
Noun
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Action movies have long strained the limits of credulity.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 July 2025 -
Yet worse than credulity — or perhaps just its flip side — is cynicism.—
David Nurenberg,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This is the result of naivete: Who would want to hurt little old us?—
Stephen Marche,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2025
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The secret is that Spike’s know-nothing naivete encourages us to see the world through the eyes of someone who’s new to every part of it.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
18 June 2025
Noun
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At Obermeyer, that belief is reflected in everything from internal development to community co-creation.—
Simon Mainwaring,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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But in 1994 the American Economic Review published an article that challenged this belief.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
Noun
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In uncertain markets, relevance, simplicity and clear value win.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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The essence of the review is evaluation, which of course doesn’t imply the crude simplicity of a thumbs-up or thumbs-down.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
24 July 2025
Noun
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While many celebrity beauty brands struggle to gain credibility, Rhode has resonated.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 July 2025
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For those building a coaching business, this credibility opens doors to corporate clients.—
Elissa Kelly,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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“Gullibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gullibility. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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