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credulous
too ready to believe things without enough evidence
Synonyms
Antonyms
- skeptical
- suspicious
credulous in a sentence
The credulous shopper believed the salesman's exaggerated claims about the miracle cleaner.
Being credulous, he handed over his savings after one phone call from a stranger.
Where it comes from
From Latin credulus 'believing easily'
Memory hook
CRED-ulous — full of CREDit for any story, no matter how unlikely.
Word parts
- cred — belief
credulous: cred (believe) + -ulous (tending to)
Read it in context
- Where the River Moved History