overtrust
Foolish blind confidence
Overtrust is placing too much confidence in someone or something, beyond what the evidence warrants.
The word appears most often in discussions of technology and automation, where users may overtrust systems that seem reliable: Drivers overtrust autopilot features and stop paying attention to the road.
The noun form describes this misplaced confidence: Overtrust in AI can lead to dangerous complacency.
Excessive trust in something
- overconfidenceUnjustified certainty in oneself
- complacencyUncritical satisfaction with oneself
- carelessnessInattention causing mistakes
- incautionAbsence of careful forethought
imprudence · heedlessness · negligence · oversight · inattention · disregard · foolhardy · rash
Easily deceived
- credulousProne to blind trust
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- exploitableAble to be abused
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
deceivable · manipulable · unwary · unsuspecting · impressionable · vulnerable · duped · conned
Accepting without challenge
- uncriticalLacking discerning judgment
- blindLacking the sense of sight
- undiscriminatingNot making distinctions
- acceptingWilling to receive
confiding · faith-based · unverified · unvetted · assumption · presumption · taken-for-granted · face-value
Free from moral wrong
- ingenuousInnocently frank and trusting
- childlikeHaving youthful innocence
- inexperiencedLacking practical knowledge
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
unworldly · wide-eyed · guileless · artless · simple · youthful · idealistic · optimistic
Intentional misleading of others
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- disillusionmentBitter loss of faith
- disappointmentSadness from unmet expectations
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
loss · harm · damage · regret · lesson · wariness · skepticism · guardedness
overreliance
Excessive trust in something
- overconfidenceUnjustified certainty in oneself
- complacencyUncritical satisfaction with oneself
- carelessnessInattention causing mistakes
incaution · imprudence · heedlessness · negligence · oversight · inattention · disregard · foolhardy · rash · hasty
gullible
Easily deceived
- credulousProne to blind trust
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- exploitableAble to be abused
susceptible · deceivable · manipulable · unwary · unsuspecting · impressionable · vulnerable · duped · conned · swindled
unquestioning
Accepting without challenge
- uncriticalLacking discerning judgment
- blindLacking the sense of sight
- undiscriminatingNot making distinctions
accepting · confiding · faith-based · unverified · unvetted · assumption · presumption · taken-for-granted · face-value · good-faith
innocent
Free from moral wrong
- ingenuousInnocently frank and trusting
- childlikeHaving youthful innocence
- inexperiencedLacking practical knowledge
unsophisticated · unworldly · wide-eyed · guileless · artless · simple · youthful · idealistic · optimistic · starry-eyed
deception
Intentional misleading of others
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- disillusionmentBitter loss of faith
- disappointmentSadness from unmet expectations
heartbreak · loss · harm · damage · regret · lesson · wariness · skepticism · guardedness · cynicism
overtrustmistrust
Lack of faith
distrust · suspicion · wariness · skepticism · guardedness
overtrustskepticism
Disposition toward doubt
critical thinking · incredulity · questioning · discernment · disbelief