gullible
Plural: gullibles
Adjective Satellite
- naive and easily deceived or tricked
- "at that early age she had been gullible and in love"
- easily tricked because of being too trusting
- "gullible tourists taken in by the shell game"
Adj
- Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled.
Noun
- A gullible person; someone easily fooled or tricked.
Adjective
- Easily deceived or fooled; credulous.
Examples
- Andrew is so gullible, the way he still believes in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and the Sandman at the age of fourteen.
- Don’t be gullible; always double-check if your opponent’s suspicious word is actually valid.
Origin / Etymology
Origin uncertain. Either from gull (“to dupe, trick, fool”) + -ible; or alternatively from Middle English gole, goll, gol (“an unfledged bird, silly fellow”), perhaps from Old Norse gulr (“yellow, pale”), from the hue of its down.
Synonyms
fleeceable, green, born yesterday, credulous, fresh off the boat, gullible, naif, naive, wide-eyed
Scrabble Score: 11
gullible: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordgullible: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gullible: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary