Gullible 1100 Words You Need
Gullible 1100 Words You Need
/ˈgʌl.ə.bļ/ (adj)
Gullible definition
easily fooled and deceived by others, duped, naive, too willing to believe what other people say, credulous, susceptible, innocent, trusting, accepting:
Example
One day, in downtown Victoria, I was being treated to the famed English afternoon tea served at the Empress Hotel by some friends (shades of Sri Lanka!). No one in Britain had seen such teas since the days of the Raj, and then only the well heeled, but that was irrelevant given that gullible tourists were paying $35 for warm scones served with heavy cream and strawberry preserves, along with dainty crustless sandwiches of smoked salmon and egg and watercress, so synonymous with the refinements of old England.
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Antonyms
incredulous, cynic, discerning
Parts of speech
Adverb: gullibly
Noun: gullibility
Verb: gull: to deceive, cheat
