chumpish

Gullible and naive

Chumpish means resembling or characteristic of a chump—gullible, easily fooled, or acting like a sucker.

The word carries a mildly mocking tone: It was chumpish of me to believe his excuses.

Someone behaving chumpishly is being naive or letting themselves get taken advantage of.

foolish

silly

Frivolous or absurd

dense · obtuse · dopey · thick · slow-witted · simple-minded · witless · brainless · boneheaded · dunderheaded

gullible

credulous

Prone to blind trust

  • dupedDeceived into believing
  • trustingInclined to believe others
  • naiveInnocently unsuspecting

suckered · deceived · hoodwinked · conned · exploited · swindled · bamboozled · gulled · fleeced · marks

derogatory

insulting

Showing contempt through words

disdainful · dismissive · mocking · scornful · sneering · derisive · deprecating · condescending · taunting · ridiculing

Opposites
intelligence and judgment

chumpishshrewd

Practically clever, perceptive

astute · clever · wise · cunning · savvy

susceptibility to deception

chumpishcunning

Sly, scheming cleverness

wily · crafty · streetwise · street-smart · nobody's fool

Family

chump, chumps

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