foolable
Susceptible to tricks
Foolable describes someone or something capable of being deceived or tricked.
The word implies vulnerability to deception rather than stupidity—even smart people are foolable under the right circumstances: The security system looked impressive but turned out to be easily foolable.
The opposite is unfoolable.
Prone to blind trust
- dupableSusceptible to trickery
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
- exploitableAble to be abused
- overtrustingPlacing unwarranted faith in others
unwary · naif · unquestioning · easy mark · sucker · pushover · soft touch · patsy
Lacking refinement or complexity
- ingenuousInnocently frank and trusting
- unworldlyLacking practical awareness
- greenColor of vegetation
- inexperiencedLacking practical knowledge
artless · callow · uninitiated · unfledged · wet behind the ears · born yesterday · raw · unschooled
Tricked into believing falsely
- dupedDeceived into believing
- misledCaused to believe falsely
- bamboozledThoroughly deceived or confused
- connedDeceived for gain
tricked · beguiled · deluded · suckered · scammed · gulled · hoaxed · taken in
Easily bent or influenced
- compliantYielding to others' wishes
- docileEasily controlled or taught
- amenableWilling to comply
- acquiescentAccepting without resistance
malleable · yielding · influenceable · receptive · biddable · tractable · manageable · controllable
credulous
Prone to blind trust
- dupableSusceptible to trickery
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
- exploitableAble to be abused
overtrusting · unwary · naif · unquestioning · easy mark · sucker · pushover · soft touch · patsy · sitting duck
unsophisticated
Lacking refinement or complexity
inexperienced · artless · callow · uninitiated · unfledged · wet behind the ears · born yesterday · raw · unschooled · untutored
hoodwinked
Tricked into believing falsely
- dupedDeceived into believing
- misledCaused to believe falsely
- bamboozledThoroughly deceived or confused
conned · tricked · beguiled · deluded · suckered · scammed · gulled · hoaxed · taken in · snookered
pliant
Easily bent or influenced
acquiescent · malleable · yielding · influenceable · receptive · biddable · tractable · manageable · controllable · moldable
foolableunfoolable
Impossible to deceive
undeceivable · sharp · canny · unduped · untrickable
foolableskeptical
Inclined to question claims
discerning · shrewd · astute · perceptive · sharp-witted
fool, foolish, fooled, fooling, foolishness, foolishly, foolery, fooler, befooled