Synonyms for credulous
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Excessively ready to believe things; gullible.
Related words
- Word family
- credulity credulosity credulously credulousness
Example sentences
- innocent From this evidence it follows that he is innocent.
- naive Tom isn't as naive as a lot of people think he is.
- gullible Do Tom and Mary think we're really that gullible?
- unsophisticated Do you think Tom is unsophisticated?
- unquestioning I demand unquestioning obedience.
- trustful Trustful communication isn't possible anymore.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| credulous | steady | |
| innocent | rising | |
| naive | steady | |
| gullible | rising | |
| unsophisticated | falling | |
| unquestioning | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- easy2, naif
- 5 letters
- green1, naive2
- 6 letters
- simple2, callow2
- 8 letters
- innocent3, gullible3, trustful
- 9 letters
- unworldly, guileless2
- 10 letters
- sequacious
- 12 letters
- unsuspecting4, unsuspicious
- 13 letters
- unquestioning4, overcredulous
- 15 letters
- unsophisticated6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (easy2 = 2 syllables).