credulous

C2+ Topic:Mind & Cognition

US /ˈkrɛdʒələs/ UK /ˈkrɛdjʊləs/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
too ready to believe things; easily deceived

The credulous investor handed over his savings to the con man.

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Synonyms

1 adj · too ready to believe... gullible naive trusting unsuspecting unwary ingenuous

Opposites

skeptical incredulous suspicious cynical wary

Word family

Derived forms credulouslycredulousness

Related forms credulity credence credible credit

Etymology

From Latin 'crēdulus' ('that easily believes'), from 'crēdere' ('to believe, trust').

crēdulus Latin crēdere Latin

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# 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
- Mind & Cognition
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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