credulous C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkrɛdʒələs/ UK /ˈkrɛdjʊləs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj too ready to believe things; easily deceived The credulous investor handed over his savings to the con man. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · too ready to believe... gulliblenaivetrustingunsuspectingunwaryingenuous ↔ Opposites skepticalincreduloussuspiciouscynicalwary Word family Derived forms credulouslycredulousness Related forms credulitycredencecrediblecredit Etymology AI details From Latin 'crēdulus' ('that easily believes'), from 'crēdere' ('to believe, trust'). crēdulus Latin crēdere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # credulous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈkrɛdʒələs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkrɛdjʊləs/ ## Meanings 1. too ready to believe things; easily deceived ## Examples - The credulous investor handed over his savings to the con man. ## Synonyms - gullible - naive - trusting - unsuspecting - unwary - ingenuous ## Antonyms - skeptical - incredulous - suspicious - cynical - wary ## Derived Forms - credulously - credulousness ## Related Forms - credulity - credence - credible - credit ## Roots and Affixes - Root: crēdulus - Root: crēdere ## Etymology From Latin 'crēdulus' ('that easily believes'), from 'crēdere' ('to believe, trust'). ## AI Etymology Credulous is an adjective meaning "too ready to believe things; easily deceived". Historically, it is from Latin 'crēdulus' ('that easily believes'), from 'crēdere' ('to believe, trust'). The historical chain links Latin crēdulus with Latin crēdere. Close English family members include credulously, credulousness, credulity, credence, and credible. This keeps the modern adjective sense tied to the older forms and language sequence behind it. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown