| ADJECTIVE | all | credulous | disposed to believe on little evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | credulous | showing a lack of judgment or experience |
| Sounds | kreh'jhahlahs | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | disposed to believe on little evidence. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the gimmick would convince none but the most credulous" | |
| Narrower | credible | (a common but incorrect usage where 'credulous' would be appropriate) credulous |
| overcredulous | Too credulous for your own good | |
| unquestioning | not inclined to ask questions | |
| See also | naive, naif | marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly / worldly experience |
| trustful, trusting | Inclined to believe or confide readily | |
| Opposite | incredulous | not disposed or willing to believe |
| Spanish | crédulo | |
| Catalan | crèdul | |
| Nouns | credulity | tendency to believe readily |
| credulousness | tendency to believe too readily and therefore / therefore to be easily deceived / deceived | |
| Adverbs | credulously | in a credulous manner |
| Meaning | showing a lack of judgment or experience. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "so credulous he believes everything he reads" | |
| Broader | naive, naif | marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly / worldly experience |
| Spanish | crédulo | |
| Nouns | credulity | tendency to believe readily |
| credulousness | tendency to believe too readily and therefore / therefore to be easily deceived / deceived | |
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