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also gullable
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
And SpongeBob, with his big-guy dreams, is gullible enough to do it, even as the redoubtable Mr. Krabs (Clancy Brown), along with Squidward (Rodger Bumpass), charter a boatmobile Winnebago and go on a mission to save him.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Dec. 2025
Rather than feeling triumphant at how believable ELIZA was, Weizenbaum was depressed by how gullible people seemed to be.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Teenagers, despite our best efforts to educate them in open-minded ways, are gullible and therefore vulnerable.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The team defines a goofy as someone gullible, easily influenced, a follower.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Dec. 2025
Rather than feeling triumphant at how believable ELIZA was, Weizenbaum was depressed by how gullible people seemed to be.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Teenagers, despite our best efforts to educate them in open-minded ways, are gullible and therefore vulnerable.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The team defines a goofy as someone gullible, easily influenced, a follower.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gullible
Adjective
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Critics say Starmer was, at best, naive in not recognizing the risks involved.—
JILL LAWLESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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Critics say Mandelson’s ties with Epstein made his appointment too risky and Starmer was, at best, naive.—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Teens are more prone to act on emotion, more susceptible to peer pressure and often less able to consider long-term consequences.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Certain medical conditions and factors like age can also make people more susceptible to the cold.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Use features like in-app messaging, video chat before meeting in person, profile visibility controls and easy blocking or reporting options.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Sánchez Arévalo has framed the film as a deliberate genre blend — thriller, drama, black comedy and Western — emphasizing that its resistance to easy labelling was central to the appeal.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Gullible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gullible. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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