credulously
Accepting claims naively
Credulously means in a manner showing too much willingness to believe things.
Someone who listens credulously accepts claims without skepticism: She nodded credulously at his unlikely excuse.
The word implies naivety or gullibility—a failure to question what should be questioned.
Without due caution
- unawareLacking knowledge of something
- obliviousLacking any awareness
- off-guardNot anticipating trouble
- unpreparedLacking readiness beforehand
unalert · unvigilant · blindly · trustingly · openly · unreservedly · unhesitatingly · readily
Having youthful innocence
- ingenuousInnocently frank and trusting
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
- artlessLacking deceit or cunning
- guilelessFree from deceit
unworldly · green · wide-eyed · innocent · simple · callow · inexperienced · untutored
Deceived into believing
- swindledDeceived for gain
- hoodwinkedTricked into believing falsely
- deceivedMisled into false belief
- bamboozledThoroughly deceived or confused
exploited · misled · conned · fooled · tricked · scammed · manipulated · sucker
unwary
Without due caution
- unawareLacking knowledge of something
- obliviousLacking any awareness
- off-guardNot anticipating trouble
unprepared · unalert · unvigilant · blindly · trustingly · openly · unreservedly · unhesitatingly · readily · willingly
childlike
Having youthful innocence
- ingenuousInnocently frank and trusting
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
- artlessLacking deceit or cunning
guileless · unworldly · green · wide-eyed · innocent · simple · callow · inexperienced · untutored · unschooled
duped
Deceived into believing
- swindledDeceived for gain
- hoodwinkedTricked into believing falsely
- deceivedMisled into false belief
bamboozled · exploited · misled · conned · fooled · tricked · scammed · manipulated · sucker · dupe
credulouslyskeptically
With doubt or distrust
incredulously · disbelievingly · doubtfully · unbelievingly · dubiously
credulouslyshrewdly
With keen discernment
cannily · cunningly · astutely · sagaciously · discerningly
incredulous, credulous, incredulously, incredulousness, credulousness