overcredulous

adjective

Definition of overcredulousnext
as in uncritical

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overcredulous
  1. uncritical
  2. credulous
  3. trustful
  4. gullible
  5. unsuspicious
  6. susceptible
  7. unsuspecting
  8. naive
Adjective
  • The Biden administration's response to Assad's ouster has been rapid, and largely uncritical, engagement with Jolani.
    Paul du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Remember to be open-minded, honest and uncritical regarding one another’s stances.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of uncritical
Adjective
  • My problem here was being too credulous of polls of hypothetical events.
    Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Editors’ Picks Dornford-May is a convincing ingénue, by turns goofily girlish and stubbornly credulous.
    Houman Barekat, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of credulous
Adjective
  • Creating lasting, trustful relationships with clients takes patience, persistence, and a commitment to your values.
    Medhat Zaki, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Instead of dwelling on disappointments, view them as learning experiences that can refine your judgment in the future and be open to the potential for trustful connections.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
Definition of trustful
Adjective
  • He's lost two sets of parents and has to keep his useless adoptive brother alive and journey to Mele, a mystical place that is believed to be a paradise that many think is just a fairytale told to gullible lion cubs.
    Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
  • As a result, the very outcome the founders most feared, namely election of a demagogue by a gullible cult of true-believers, has been made possible because of the Electoral College, which was originally designed to avoid precisely that outcome.
    Joseph J. Ellis, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of gullible
Adjective
  • Chemirmir, 49, quietly smothered elderly women, making their deaths look unsuspicious, and stole their jewelry, according to police and prosecutors in Dallas and Collin counties.
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 25 Apr. 2022
  • In the trailer, Hawke first appears in white face paint and a top hat, struggling with falling grocery bags beside a completely unsuspicious beat-up black van.
    Jennifer Yuma, Variety, 13 Oct. 2021
Definition of unsuspicious
Adjective
  • Consequently, consumers endure the worst of both worlds: a commodity that is susceptible to rapid price increases, lacking the infrastructure to reduce prices during periods of overproduction, all while relying on an emissions-intensive delivery system.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Injuries happen in the NHL all the time, but some roles and positions are more susceptible to them.
    Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of susceptible
Adjective
  • In an unsuspecting move, Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, will be adding a new board of directors member.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The small devices are installed over card readers to record unsuspecting customers’ credit card numbers and other personal information.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of unsuspecting
Adjective
  • By my naive estimation, our home sat at least three blocks south of the street no wildfire could realistically cross in any event other than the biblical apocalypse.
    Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Zelensky called it naive to say Putin wants to finish the war, and urged Trump to demonstrate strength in any talks with the Russian leader.
    Laura Kelly, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of naive
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Thesaurus Entries Near overcredulous

overconscientious

overcredulous

overcritical

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