Synonyms for credulity
Most common
gullibility naivety credulousness credulosity faith credence
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Gullibility — A willingness to believe in someone or something in the absence of reasonable proof; credulousness
Definitions
- n. 1
A willingness to believe in someone or something in the absence of reasonable proof; credulousness.
a tall story that strains credulity
- n. 2
Faith, credence; acceptance or maintenance of a belief.
Forms
- Plural
- credulities → gullibilities, naiveties, faiths, credences…
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Credulity is not distinctively religious, but is a general readiness to believe without sufficient evidence, with a proneness to accept the marvellous. Bigotry is narrow, fanaticism is fierce, superstition is ignorant, credulity is weak, intolerance is severe.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- naivety I'm getting tired of your ignorant naivety.
- gullibility Sami is not very good at hiding his gullibility.
- faith All the members but me have faith in what he says.
- credence Her tears gave more credence to the story.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| credulity | steady | |
| naivety | rising | |
| gullibility | rising | |
| credulousness | steady | |
| faith | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- faith1
- 7 letters
- naivety
- 8 letters
- credence2
- 11 letters
- gullibility5, credulosity
- 13 letters
- credulousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (credence2 = 2 syllables).