Antonyms for credulous


Grammar : Adj
Spell : krej-uh-luhs
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkrɛdʒ ə ləs


Definition of credulous

Origin :
  • 1570s, from Latin credulus "that easily believes, trustful," from credere "to believe" (see credo). Related: Credulously; credulousness.
  • adj gullible, naive
Example sentences :
  • She smiled the credulous smile of ignorant innocence and pulled the gate open.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • As for the necklace, I will pay for it myself, and so pay for my credulous folly.
  • Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
  • The spy was devout to the point of bigoted, credulous superstition.
  • Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Madame de Montespan was as credulous as only the very devout can be.
  • Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Then, sternly: "Think you I came here to play the credulous husband?"
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 » by Various
  • If he were inclined to be credulous, this was second sight I had.
  • Extract from : « Sense from Thought Divide » by Mark Irvin Clifton
  • But poor James Carey, who had been credulous and weak, was made of other stuff.
  • Extract from : « A Houseful of Girls » by Sarah Tytler
  • But we must not be credulous, and there are three cautions to be borne in mind.
  • Extract from : « The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) » by J. Arthur Thomson
  • Jimmy, poor, credulous boy, had already been gotten out of the way.
  • Extract from : « Golden Days for Boys and Girls » by Various
  • The secret is hard to fathom; but Pitt and Dundas were clearly too credulous.
  • Extract from : « William Pitt and the Great War » by John Holland Rose

Synonyms for credulous

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