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
  • Remember to be open-minded, honest and uncritical regarding one another’s stances.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Any nonpartisan journalist or editor overseeing political coverage would balk at uncritical reporting on one side and full-on confrontation with the other.
    Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of uncritical
Adjective
  • Such pronouncements have often elicited credulous reactions from Musk’s interviewers.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
  • His reflexive tendency to extend Lindsay the benefit of the doubt seemed both credulous and entirely rational.
    Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 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
  • But the gullible, easily-led and unintelligent — and the media — all fall for the lie.
    Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Nov. 2024
  • At night, terrifying monsters come out and hunt anyone unlucky enough to be caught outside—or gullible enough to open their doors.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 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
  • Notably, losing an hour of daylight can take a toll on people who are susceptible to seasonal affective disorder, a type of depression that peaks during the darker winter months.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Cult experts say anyone is vulnerable because everyone is susceptible to influence.
    David Oliver, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of susceptible
Adjective
  • In the play, four closers compete to sell worthless properties to unsuspecting customers.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Now, the brand is opening its first dining concept in the UK—at an unsuspecting location.
    Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of unsuspecting
Adjective
  • Dimon went on to say that the United States needed to avoid being naive and allowing larger global events to play out without any intervention.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
  • In a bloody good mix of horror comedy and murder mystery, Sam Richardson plays a naive but good-hearted forest ranger new to a small Vermont town out to catch a killer (who may or may not be a werewolf) among the various kooky residents. 55.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of naive
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overcredulous

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