credulous

Definitions

Having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.

Easily persuaded or convinced; gullible.

Examples

The credulous tourist fell for the street performer's elaborate shell game.

Only a credulous person would believe such an obviously fabricated story.

His credulous nature made him an easy target for internet scammers.

Synonyms

gullible naive trusting unsuspecting impressionable ingenuous unquestioning

Antonyms

skeptical cynical suspicious distrustful disbelieving wary dubious