overtrusted
Given excessive faith
Overtrusted describes someone or something given more trust than warranted.
A person who is overtrusted has been relied upon beyond what their character or competence justifies: The overtrusted accountant embezzled millions before anyone noticed.
Systems and institutions can also be overtrusted: The overtrusted algorithm made decisions no one thought to question.
Misled into false belief
- backstabbedTreacherously harmed by ally
- double-crossedBetrayed by supposed ally
- dupedDeceived into believing
- swindledDeceived for gain
cheated · manipulated · exploited · betrayed · conned · fooled · scammed · misled
Easily deceived
- credulousProne to blind trust
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
- unwaryWithout due caution
- impressionableEasily influenced or affected
innocent · unquestioning · guileless · ingenuous · unworldly · inexperienced · starry-eyed · wide-eyed
Unjustified certainty in oneself
- overrelianceExcessive trust in something
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
- overestimationJudging something too high
- blind faithTrust without requiring proof
poor judgment · false confidence · bad call · miscalculation · lapse · error · misread · wrong assumption
Out in open
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- compromisedMade vulnerable to harm
open · prey · victim · at risk · unguarded · unsafe · endangered · insecure
deceived
Misled into false belief
- backstabbedTreacherously harmed by ally
- double-crossedBetrayed by supposed ally
- dupedDeceived into believing
swindled · cheated · manipulated · exploited · betrayed · conned · fooled · scammed · misled · hoodwinked
gullible
Easily deceived
- credulousProne to blind trust
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
- unwaryWithout due caution
impressionable · innocent · unquestioning · guileless · ingenuous · unworldly · inexperienced · starry-eyed · wide-eyed · uncritical
overconfidence
Unjustified certainty in oneself
- overrelianceExcessive trust in something
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
- overestimationJudging something too high
poor judgment · blind faith · false confidence · bad call · miscalculation · lapse · error · misread · wrong assumption · regret
exposed
Out in open
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
compromised · open · prey · victim · at risk · unguarded · unsafe · endangered · insecure · targeted
overtrusteddistrusted
Lacked faith in
mistrusted · doubted · suspected · questioned · disbelieved
overtrustedscrutinized
Examined in close detail
vetted · fact-checked · verified · cross-examined · investigated