brainwashable
Susceptible to manipulation
Capable of being brainwashed—susceptible to having one's beliefs or attitudes fundamentally altered through sustained psychological pressure or propaganda.
The term usually implies vulnerability or weakness: Some people are more brainwashable than others.
It can be used dismissively to suggest someone lacks critical thinking skills.
Easily influenced or affected
- suggestibleEasily influenced by others
- gullibleEasily deceived
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- credulousProne to blind trust
vulnerable · malleable · pliable · receptive · trusting · unwary · inexperienced · unsuspecting
Easily controlled or taught
- submissiveReadily yielding to control
- obedientFollowing commands willingly
- yieldingBending under pressure
- acquiescentAccepting without resistance
passive · meek · subservient · tractable · deferential · biddable · dutiful · conformist
Biased information for influence
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- reeducationCoerced ideological transformation
- programmingWriting software instructions
- radicalizationShift toward extreme ideology
inculcation · coercion · manipulation · cult · ideology · dogma · doctrine · groupthink
Learned behavioral adaptation
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
- subliminalBelow threshold of awareness
- hypnosisInduced trance state
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
manipulation · coercive · repetition · isolation · dependency · trauma · dissociation · compliance
impressionable
Easily influenced or affected
- suggestibleEasily influenced by others
- gullibleEasily deceived
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
credulous · vulnerable · malleable · pliable · receptive · trusting · unwary · inexperienced · unsuspecting · exploitable
docile
Easily controlled or taught
- submissiveReadily yielding to control
- obedientFollowing commands willingly
- yieldingBending under pressure
acquiescent · passive · meek · subservient · tractable · deferential · biddable · dutiful · conformist · pliant
propaganda
Biased information for influence
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- reeducationCoerced ideological transformation
- programmingWriting software instructions
radicalization · inculcation · coercion · manipulation · cult · ideology · dogma · doctrine · groupthink · conversion
conditioning
Learned behavioral adaptation
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
- subliminalBelow threshold of awareness
- hypnosisInduced trance state
suggestion · manipulation · coercive · repetition · isolation · dependency · trauma · dissociation · compliance · obedience
brainwashablestrong-willed
Unyielding in purpose
strong-minded · steadfast · resolute · unwavering · immovable
brainwashablefreethinking
Intellectually independent reasoning
skeptical · discerning · autonomous · questioning · self-directed
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