The letter G brings you …
Gullible means ‘easily persuaded to believe something’ or ‘easily tricked’.
Synonyms include credulous and trustful.
Example sentences:
- Why do you think I would be gullible enough to believe that?
- Gullible people can get scammed by the syndicates promising easy money or passionate love.
- Some egg fried rice recipes that have shown up on youtube are meant for gullible viewers who don’t really know the Asian dish.
- As his parents sheltered him from bad intentions, he was quite gullible when approached by a sweet-talking but ill-intentioned investment consultant.
- Gullible tourists snapped up the crystal stones, believing it came from the enchanted cave.
- I was gullible enough to invest into the warehouse sales scheme. What was I thinking!
Tell me about a time you were gullible.
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