V2 Vocabulary Building Dictionary
gullible
adjective
Definition: fooled, tricked, or deceived easily because of an overly trusting nature or naiveté
Synonyms: naïve, unsuspicious, trusting, foolish, innocent
Antonyms: way, suspicious
Tips: Gullible is related to the word gull, which can refer to someone who is easily fooled and which can be used as a verb, meaning "to fool or deceive." For a memory trick, think of sea gulls, who are the masters of tricking people into feeding them. Often a sea gull will tuck in one of its legs to gull (trick) gullible (naive) tourists into feeding it because they feel sorry for the one-legged gull. Gull is a more sophisticated way of saying "trick."
Usage Examples:
She is so gullible, always believing everything she hears. (naïve, foolish)
If he thinks he can gull me into doing all of the work, he is quite mistaken. (trick, fool) verb
I hope she doesn't think she is going to gull me into believing that ridiculous story. (trick, deceive) verb
I can not believe he fell for that trick again; he is so gullible! (naïve, trusting, foolish)
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