accept at face value
Believe without scrutiny
To accept at face value is to believe something as presented, without skepticism or deeper examination: I accepted his explanation at face value.
The phrase suggests taking claims at their surface meaning rather than looking for hidden motives or deception.
Often used negatively to warn against naivety: Don't accept everything you read at face value.
- naivetéInexperienced simplicity
- credulousProne to blind trust
- hook line and sinkerCompletely and without reservation
- genuineTruly what it claims
- trustConfidence in another
belief · no questions asked · assumption · gullibility · ingenuousness · uncritical · snap judgment · first impression · honesty · literal · authenticity · agreement · perception · reliance · judgment · skepticism · interpretation · simpleminded
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Request for information
scrutinize · investigate · probe · read between the lines · second-guess
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Absence of confidence
mistrust · disbelieve · suspect · doubt · smell a rat
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