Credulous synonyms
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Part of speech:
Easily cheated or tricked; credulous
Not complex, refined, developed, etc.
Not suspicious; trusting.
skeptical (antonym)
Not easily persuaded or convinced; doubting; questioning
unsuspicious
Not suspicious
Easy to understand, do, or carry out:
naive (related)
The definition of naive is being immature, unaware or overly trusting.
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trusting (related)
That trusts; trustful
Characterized by acceptance.
Lacking caution as a result of naïveté or inexperience
A willingness to believe in someone or something in the absence of reasonable proof; credulousness.
The state or quality of being inexperienced or unsophisticated, especially in being artless, credulous, or uncritical.
Alternative spelling of naïveté.
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incredulous (antonym)
Expressive of disbelief:
suspecting (antonym)
gullible, naive
suspicious (antonym)
Distrustful or tending to suspect.
untrusting (antonym)
Without trust; not inclined to trust.
Free from worry, anxiety, trouble, or pain:
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Permitting an action to be performed; capable of undergoing something:
wise (related)
Provided with information; informed. Often used with to :
credible (related)
That can be believed; believable; reliable
overcredulous
Too credulous.
unskeptical
Not skeptical; having an open mind.
overtrusting
narrow-minded (related)
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simple-minded (related)
superstitious (related)
closed-minded (related)
irreligious (related)
hard-hearted (related)
Find another word for credulous. In this page you can discover 33 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for credulous, like: gullible, unsophisticated, unsuspecting, skeptical, unsuspicious, simple, naive, trusting, accepting, unwary and credulity.