deceivable
Prone to trickery
Deceivable means capable of being deceived—susceptible to trickery or false impressions.
The word appears most often in discussions of trust and gullibility: The elderly are often seen as more deceivable by scammers.
It's the less common counterpart to undeceivable, describing someone who can be fooled.
Prone to blind trust
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
- naïveUnsophisticated and trusting
- trustingInclined to believe others
- dupableSusceptible to trickery
foolable · unwary · ingenuous · green · simple · easy · confiding · unquestioning
Easily influenced by others
- impressionableEasily influenced or affected
- pliantEasily bent or influenced
- malleableCapable of being shaped
- exploitableAble to be abused
influenceable · persuadable · amenable · compliant · yielding · docile · susceptible · pliable
Lacking refinement or complexity
- unworldlyLacking practical awareness
- greenColor of vegetation
- rawIn original state
- noviceInexperienced newcomer to field
innocent · uninformed · ignorant · unschooled · untutored · callow · jejune · wet behind the ears
Out in open
- unguardedWithout protection or caution
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- openNot closed
susceptible · accessible · at risk · easy target · prey · victim · sitting duck · unwitting
credulous
Prone to blind trust
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
- naïveUnsophisticated and trusting
- trustingInclined to believe others
dupable · foolable · unwary · ingenuous · green · simple · easy · confiding · unquestioning · overtrusting
suggestible
Easily influenced by others
- impressionableEasily influenced or affected
- pliantEasily bent or influenced
- malleableCapable of being shaped
exploitable · influenceable · persuadable · amenable · compliant · yielding · docile · susceptible · pliable · moldable
unsophisticated
Lacking refinement or complexity
novice · innocent · uninformed · ignorant · unschooled · untutored · callow · jejune · wet behind the ears · newcomer
exposed
Out in open
- unguardedWithout protection or caution
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
open · susceptible · accessible · at risk · easy target · prey · victim · sitting duck · unwitting · unsheltered
deceivableundeceivable
Cannot be misled
skeptical · suspicious · wary · incredulous · vigilant
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