misleadable
Prone to deception
Misleadable describes someone susceptible to being led astray or deceived.
A misleadable person lacks the skepticism or knowledge to resist false information: Young voters are often misleadable by slick campaign ads.
The word implies vulnerability rather than stupidity—context and presentation can make anyone momentarily misleadable.
Prone to blind trust
- dupableSusceptible to trickery
- gullibleEasily deceived
- foolableAble to be tricked
- deceivableAble to be tricked
suggestible · unsuspecting · unwary · exploitable · impressionable · ingenuous · overtrusting · unquestioning
Disposed to believe others
- unsuspiciousLacking distrust or wariness
- believingAccepting as true
- acceptingWilling to receive
- faithTrust without proof
unguarded · openhearted · confiding · reliant · innocent · sincere · guileless · artless
Innocently unsuspecting
- unworldlyLacking practical awareness
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
- innocentFree from moral wrong
- greenColor of vegetation
raw · callow · fledgling · novice · uninitiated · unseasoned · neophyte · tenderfoot
Able to be swayed
- suggestibleEasily influenced by others
- pliantEasily bent or influenced
- malleableCapable of being shaped
- persuadableAble to be convinced
controllable · compliant · docile · acquiescent · yielding · submissive · biddable · tractable
Easily influenced or harmed
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- exposedOut in open
- unguardedWithout protection or caution
open · at-risk · endangered · helpless · powerless · unshielded · pregnable · assailable
credulous
Prone to blind trust
deceivable · suggestible · unsuspecting · unwary · exploitable · impressionable · ingenuous · overtrusting · unquestioning · confiding
trustful
Disposed to believe others
- unsuspiciousLacking distrust or wariness
- believingAccepting as true
- acceptingWilling to receive
faith · unguarded · openhearted · confiding · reliant · innocent · sincere · guileless · artless · unquestioning
naive
Innocently unsuspecting
- unworldlyLacking practical awareness
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
- innocentFree from moral wrong
green · raw · callow · fledgling · novice · uninitiated · unseasoned · neophyte · tenderfoot · wet behind ears
influenceable
Able to be swayed
- suggestibleEasily influenced by others
- pliantEasily bent or influenced
- malleableCapable of being shaped
persuadable · controllable · compliant · docile · acquiescent · yielding · submissive · biddable · tractable · amenable
susceptible
Easily influenced or harmed
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- exposedOut in open
unguarded · open · at-risk · endangered · helpless · powerless · unshielded · pregnable · assailable · penetrable
misleadableskeptical
Inclined to question claims
discerning · perceptive · shrewd · astute · sharp
misleadableskeptical
Inclined to question claims
critical · questioning · doubting · suspicious · wary
misleadablesavvy
Practical shrewdness
wise · sagacious · perspicacious · clear-eyed · sharp-witted
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