credulous

[US]/ˈkredjələs/
[UK]/ˈkredʒələs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. easily believing; gullible

Example Sentences

the conscience of the credulous prince was directed by saints and bishops.

You must be credulous if she fooled you with that story.

Mary is so credulous that she may readily accept any excuse you make.

Many scams target credulous individuals.

She was so credulous that she believed everything she was told.

Credulous people are more likely to fall for fake news.

His credulous nature made him an easy target for con artists.

The salesman took advantage of the credulous customer.

Credulous individuals are often deceived by smooth talkers.

Being credulous can lead to financial losses.

Don't be too credulous when receiving unsolicited emails asking for personal information.

Her credulous attitude towards strangers put her in a dangerous situation.

Credulousness can be a hindrance in critical thinking.

Real-world Examples

We are less credulous than we used to be.

Source: New Concept English. British Edition. Book Three (Translation)

Because the government could say nothing about this, the UFO theories seemed almost credulous.

Source: World Atlas of Wonders

And so it happened that Adam was at once penetrating and credulous.

Source: Adam Bede (Part One)

" Well, he—he lived in a more credulous age—a more religious age" .

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 1)

He was not so credulous as to believe that this savage ape-man would have any compunctions about slaying him.

Source: Son of Mount Tai (Part 2)

Theodore amused himself with retailing to the credulous Nuns for truths all the strange stories which his imagination could invent.

Source: Monk (Part 2)

He threw out biting remarks on Lydgate's tricks, worthy only of a quack, to get himself a factitious reputation with credulous people.

Source: Middlemarch (Part Two)

Famous atheists mocked them and then capitulated themselves to the mysteries of the spirit world: like Annie Besant, a social reformer who ended up as a credulous theosophist.

Source: The Economist - Arts

The old Man fortunately was credulous and incurious: He believed all I said, and sought to know no more than what I thought proper to tell him.

Source: Monk (Part 1)

Lacy deftly tiptoes the line between Maryk being honorable and credulous, and Clarke bristles as Greenwald, who's irked that in order to save Maryk, he'll need to destroy Queeg.

Source: Fresh air

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