credulous

Meaning

1. Excessively ready to believe things; gullible.
2. Believed too readily.

Synonyms

gullible

trusting

trustful

unsuspecting

simple

spinnable

easy

ingenuous

innocent

😇

naive

naïve

round-eyed

artless

starry-eyed

sucker

superstitious

unstable

unsuspicious

unworldly

easily influenced

fleeceable

naif

deceivable

softy

blue-eyed

childlike

credent

credible

ductile

Translations

crédule

leichtgläubig

crédulo

crédulo

credulo

gutgläubig

lichtgelovig

goedgelovig

credulone

saf

ingenuo

crèdul

ساذج

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɹɛd͡ʒələs/

Etymology

Originated in 1576, borrowed from Latin crēdulus (“that easily believes a thing, credulous”), from crēdō (“to believe”).