Definition of «gullible»

Gullible means someone who is easily tricked or deceived, often because they are naive and trusting.

Usage examples

  1. I can't believe how gullible he is! He fell for the fake email scam and gave his credit card information.
  2. She is so gullible that she believed her friend when they said that snakes can fly.
  3. The salesperson took advantage of the gullible couple by convincing them to buy a worthless product at an inflated price.
  4. He easily falls for online hoaxes and spreads false information, showing how gullible he is.
  5. The con artist targeted gullible elderly people, convincing them to hand over their life savings for a nonexistent investment opportunity.

Sentences with «gullible»

  • Remember, the internet is full of gullible people who believe all sorts of ridiculous things basel on their feelings vs actual documented fact (like «climate change doesn't exist!» (greenkitchenstories.com)
  • The sad part it, these numbers you trot out, which you are oblivious to the statistical problems inherent in them, were obviously put together by someone with a knowledge of statistics and manipulated so gullible people like yourself would use them to argue a cause which the true evidence does not support. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
  • We are not so gullible as we were. (religion-online.org)
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