Thesaurus
gullible
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of GULLIBLE
readily taken advantage of <he thought his grandmother was gullible simply because she was elderly, but she was sharper than he was in many ways>
Synonyms dewy-eyed, exploitable, gullible (also gullable), naive (or naïve), susceptible, trusting, unwary, wide-eyed
Related Words credulous, overcredulous, trustful, uncritical, unsuspecting, unsuspicious; artless, genuine, guileless, innocent, simple, unsophisticated, unworldly; fictile, malleable, pliable, pliant; deceivable; acquiescent, agreeable, amiable, obliging; yielding
Near Antonyms critical, cynical, mistrustful, skeptical, suspicious, wary; sophisticated; clear-eyed, clear-sighted, hardheaded; shrewd, street-smart, streetwise
Variants of GULLIBLE
gullible also gullable
Seen & Heard
What made you want to look up gullible? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).