be+credulous
71trusting — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Naive] Syn. trustful, credulous, confiding, gullible, unsuspecting, unsuspicious, easygoing, open, candid, indulgent, obliging, well meaning, good natured, tenderhearted, green*, suckerish*, doughfaced*, with a glass… …
72Misjudgment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Misjudgment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 misjudgment misjudgment obliquity of judgment Sgm: N 1 miscalculation miscalculation miscomputation misconception &c.(error) 495 Sgm: N 1 hasty conclusion hasty conclusion… …
73Dupe — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Dupe >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 dupe dupe gull gudgeon gobemouche cull ???>* cully victim pigeon April fool Sgm: N 1 jay jay ???>* sucker …
74credulity — early 15c., from O.Fr. credulité (12c.), from L. credulitatem (nom. credulitas) easiness of belief, rash confidence, noun of quality from credulus (see CREDULOUS (Cf. credulous)) …
75incredulous — (adj.) unbelieving, 1570s, from L. incredulus unbelieving, incredulous, from in not (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + credulus (see CREDULOUS (Cf. credulous)). Formerly also of religious beliefs. Related: Incredulously; incredulousness …
76believingly — adverb in a credulous manner the children followed the teacher credulously • Syn: ↑credulously • Ant: ↑unbelievingly, ↑incredulously (for: ↑credulously) …
77credulously — adverb in a credulous manner the children followed the teacher credulously • Syn: ↑believingly • Ant: ↑unbelievingly (for: ↑believingly), ↑incredulously …
78naif — I noun a naive or inexperienced person • Hypernyms: ↑innocent, ↑inexperienced person II adjective marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience a teenager s naive ignorance of life the naive assumption that… …
79naive — adjective 1. marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience (Freq. 6) a teenager s naive ignorance of life the naive assumption that things can only get better this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes …
80-ulous — suffix forming adjectives (fabulous; populous). Etymology: L ulosus, ulus * * * yələs adjective suffix Etymology: Latin ulus, diminutive suffix : being slightly or minutely hirsutulous …
