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Explore Gullible through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like green or naive. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Gullible in a sentence

Gullible meaning

Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled.

Synonyms of Gullible

fleeceable green naive naif unwary

Related words

Other words often associated with Gullible or its synonyms:

innocent childlike credulous ingenuous unworldly simple ripe unguarded unripened party sick unaged

Using Gullible

  • The main meaning on this page is: Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled.
  • Useful related words include: fleeceable, green, naive, naif.
  • In the example corpus, gullible often appears in combinations such as: the gullible, gullible and, are gullible.

Context around Gullible

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 5 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

either 2× defraud 1× highly 1×

Often after:

enough 1× fools 1× public 1× masses 1× voters 1× wolf 1× retail 1× fall 1×

Sentence patterns with Gullible

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and defraud gullible and greedy 1× gullible voters are 1× igbos either gullible or mischievous 1× m the gullible one that 1× naïve and gullible fall for 1× nigerians are gullible fools 1× of the gullible 1× of the gullible masses and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

false information is 1× gullible voters are 1× he was either 1× how red riding 1× if the society 1× it works very 1×

Common sentence endings:

and desperate customers 1× and greedy people 1× are gullible fools 1× away by money 1× becomes the norm 1× from public accountability 1×

Words around Gullible

Just before it in the word index:

gullibility 25 gulleys 2 gulley 18 gullette 2 gullett 7 gullets 3

Just after it in the word index:

gullibly 3 gullichsen 3 gullicksen 2 gullickson 9 gullies 21 gullifer 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

adversarial 120 archibald 120 ashraf 120 astoria 120 baden 120 bagging 120

Corpus analysis for Gullible

  • In this selection, "gullible" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, either, defraud, highly, enough, fools and public stand out and add context to how "gullible" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and defraud gullible and greedy and gullible voters are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gullible" sits close to words such as adversarial, archibald and ashraf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gullible

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

These rwo parents think Nigerians are gullible fools. (8 words)

It works very well on the gullible, like YOU. (9 words)

Gullible voters are a huge issue in the US. (9 words)

Longer example sentences

Millions of Igbos, either gullible or mischievous, believe that Nnamdi Kanu is a hero and are actually doing everything to coronate him as such, but few of us, will continue to, when we can, correct that terrible mistake. (38 words)

That Narendra Modi talked up the market, an allegation made by his bête noire Rahul Gandhi, so that he and his crony capitalist friends would make money out of the gullible retail investors stretches credulity. (35 words)

Last year a group of MPs on Westminster’s Culture, Media and Sport committee warned football clubs that they risked damaging their reputation with fan tokens and cautioned them against exploitation of the gullible. (34 words)

Question examples

So what other indications do we have to guide the electorates, or the gullible, or those who will be carried away by money? (23 words)

Exclamation examples

Unfortunately, the gullible public kept quiet and… here we are! (10 words)

Example sentences (20)

He was either gullible to a chronic degree, or as politically devious as the minister he was trying to shield from public accountability.

If the society is gullible enough to “collectivise, objectify, even sacralise” it, then it becomes the norm.

I'm the gullible one that shoves the wadded-up money in my pocket and tells the stranger that I trust them.

It works very well on the gullible, like YOU.

Millions of Igbos, either gullible or mischievous, believe that Nnamdi Kanu is a hero and are actually doing everything to coronate him as such, but few of us, will continue to, when we can, correct that terrible mistake.

Moving forwards in time, it wasn’t long ago that folk who believed in global warming were considered to be gullible.

Set in a retro-future world, the sci-fi dramedy follows his character, Jack, and other salesmen who are tasked with selling lunar timeshares to gullible and desperate customers.

So what other indications do we have to guide the electorates, or the gullible, or those who will be carried away by money?

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These rwo parents think Nigerians are gullible fools.

They described money ritual as a deceit used by false Ifa priests and herbalists to mislead and defraud gullible and greedy people.

Unfortunately, the gullible public kept quiet and… here we are!

False information is readily pushed down the throats of the gullible masses and presented as fact.

Gullible voters are a huge issue in the US.

How Red Riding Hood successfully manipulates the highly gullible Wolf adds a dark element of psychological thriller to the absurdist premise of the play.

Last year a group of MPs on Westminster’s Culture, Media and Sport committee warned football clubs that they risked damaging their reputation with fan tokens and cautioned them against exploitation of the gullible.

Many of us are gullible and openly celebrate the accolade not knowing that it is a million dollar business for someone sitting behind a computer in India or Bangkok.

Or, according to the gullible among us, Disney stock valuations reflect Florida’s war on woke.

Perhaps, in return, they are allowed to keep scamming the gullible.

That Narendra Modi talked up the market, an allegation made by his bête noire Rahul Gandhi, so that he and his crony capitalist friends would make money out of the gullible retail investors stretches credulity.

The naïve and gullible fall for slick leadership salesmanship.

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Common combinations with gullible

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gullible" in a sentence?
An example: "He was either gullible to a chronic degree, or as politically devious as the minister he was trying to shield from public accountability." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "gullible" from authentic English texts.
What does "gullible" mean?
Gullible means: Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled.
What are synonyms of "gullible"?
Common synonyms of "gullible" include: fleeceable, green, naive, naif, unwary.
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