as in naive
too willing to believe things without substantial proof
Few people are credulous enough to believe such nonsense. a credulous audience
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Recent Examples of credulous
Editors’ Picks Dornford-May is a convincing ingénue, by turns goofily girlish and stubbornly credulous.
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Houman Barekat, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
The young men Mangum accused will never get back what her unfounded accusations and a credulous media landscape took from them.
—The Editors, National Review, 17 Dec. 2024
Such pronouncements have often elicited credulous reactions from Musk’s interviewers.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
His reflexive tendency to extend Lindsay the benefit of the doubt seemed both credulous and entirely rational.
—Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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Houman Barekat, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
The young men Mangum accused will never get back what her unfounded accusations and a credulous media landscape took from them.
—The Editors, National Review, 17 Dec. 2024
Such pronouncements have often elicited credulous reactions from Musk’s interviewers.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
His reflexive tendency to extend Lindsay the benefit of the doubt seemed both credulous and entirely rational.
—Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for credulous
Adjective
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Neither was it based on wishful thinking or naive optimism.—
Matthew Scogin,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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As that incident indicated, Oded was not naive about Palestinian terrorism.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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So be careful out there folks and don’t be gullible.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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Until, of course, someone convinces a gullible public—or a U.S. senator—that all research currency, new and old, is created equal.—
Adam Marcus,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In a race against time, Melissa must figure out if an innocent man is going to die for a crime her father really committed.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2025
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In a race against the clock, Melissa must find out if an innocent man is going to be put to death for a crime her father committed.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Yet there’s nothing inherently immature about her voice.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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This reflects the struggle many women face with emotionally immature and irresponsible partners.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Credulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/credulous. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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