credulities
Tendencies toward gullibility
Credulities is the plural of credulity, the tendency to believe things too readily.
The plural form appears when discussing multiple instances or types of gullibility: The con artist exploited the credulities of lonely widows.
It can also refer to specific beliefs that reveal such gullibility: medieval credulities about witchcraft and demons.
Innocent lack of experience
- gullibilityEase of being deceived
- dupeDeceive or victim
- suckerEasily fooled person
- markVisible impression or sign
patsy · fool · unsuspecting · trusting · susceptible · impressionable · suggestible · unwary
Trust without proof
- beliefTrust held as true
- convictionFirmly held belief
- credenceAcceptance as true
- acceptanceConsent to receive
trust · confidence · certainty · assurance · unquestioning · devotion · fervor · zeal
Dishonest money-making scheme
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- conArgument against
- swindleDeception for financial gain
manipulation · trickery · duping · hoodwink · bamboozle · deceive · mislead · imposture
Having youthful innocence
- ingenuousInnocently frank and trusting
- artlessLacking deceit or cunning
- guilelessFree from deceit
- unworldlyLacking practical awareness
unsophisticated · simple · trusting · wide-eyed · starry-eyed · inexperienced · green · raw
naivety
Innocent lack of experience
- gullibilityEase of being deceived
- dupeDeceive or victim
- suckerEasily fooled person
mark · patsy · fool · unsuspecting · trusting · susceptible · impressionable · suggestible · unwary · uncritical
faith
Trust without proof
- beliefTrust held as true
- convictionFirmly held belief
- credenceAcceptance as true
acceptance · trust · confidence · certainty · assurance · unquestioning · devotion · fervor · zeal · dogma
scam
Dishonest money-making scheme
swindle · manipulation · trickery · duping · hoodwink · bamboozle · deceive · mislead · imposture · flimflam
childlike
Having youthful innocence
unworldly · unsophisticated · simple · trusting · wide-eyed · starry-eyed · inexperienced · green · raw · unschooled
credulitiesskepticism
Disposition toward doubt
skepticisms · doubt · doubts · disbelief · incredulity
credulitiesdiscernment
Keen perception and judgment
critical thinking · shrewdness · astuteness · perceptiveness · perspicacity
incredible, creed, credible, discredit, credentials, credo, incredulous, accredit, credulous