deceivable

adjective

Definition of deceivablenext
as in naïve

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceivable
  1. susceptible
  2. gullible
  3. unsophisticated
  4. easy
  5. naive
  6. guileless
  7. artless
  8. unwary
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
  • Harper already has a gullible fool on the inside, ready to give a list of Pierpoint’s positions away.
    Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2024
  • 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
Definition of gullible
Adjective
  • The chassis feels, by Mini’s standards, underdone and unsophisticated.
    Michael Taylor, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Celebrities who become enamored with cryptocurrency and try to become entrepreneurs tend to end up losing money for their unsophisticated fans.
    Brady Dale, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024
Definition of unsophisticated
Adjective
  • But the Trump Administration could make life easier for Putin in the meantime by, say, cutting off U.S. military aid for Ukraine.
    Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Most of these tools aim to make life easier, more efficient, enjoyable, or fun.
    Hod Fleishman, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of easy
Adjective
  • But there is this naive expectation of the entertainment industry that Tom Hanks is going to invite you in, and that just doesn’t exist.
    Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Through some naive sleuthing and meddling, the girls manage to bring a corporate retreat out to the ranch in a last-ditch effort to prove there’s still a demand for Natty’s ranch.
    Sara Belcher, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of naive
Adjective
  • But the guileless Sharon eventually cuts loose after making a startling discovery about Sharon’s past, which sets off a criminally funny chain of events.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
  • The mood of the film is wistful, a little sad, but ultimately quietly galvanizing, thanks in large part to the actors: Palmi Kormákur plays the young Kristofer as guileless but not clueless, feeling his way along as young people do.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 12 July 2024
Definition of guileless
Adjective
  • All that’s there is an artless effort to provoke outrage — Tony Hinchcliffe with the world’s strongest Boston accent.
    Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
  • The untenable toxicity of this artless warfare has led some researchers to rethink the ancient script—and flip it: know yourself, know your enemy.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 15 July 2024
Definition of artless
Adjective
  • These are unexplainable phenomena scattered throughout the game’s world that can kill an unwary player in an instant.
    Issy van der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Some of these bad actors are even setting up fake Hugging Face profiles to pose as Meta or other technology companies to lure downloads from the unwary, according to Swanson.
    Iain Martin, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of unwary
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deceitfulness

deceivable

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