overtrustful
Excessively quick to believe
Overtrustful means excessively inclined to trust others, often to one's own detriment.
Someone overtrustful extends confidence too readily, leaving themselves vulnerable to deception or disappointment: She was overtrustful of strangers and got scammed.
The word carries a note of naivety—trust taken past the point of prudence.
Prone to blind trust
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- dupedDeceived into believing
- deceivedMisled into false belief
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
hoodwinked · impressionable · ingenuous · unwary · vulnerable · misled · simple · foolable
Misled into false belief
- cheatedActed dishonestly to win
- dupedDeceived into believing
- misledCaused to believe falsely
- swindledDeceived for gain
defrauded · double-crossed · backstabbed · disillusioned · exploited · manipulated · victimized · burned
Feeling positive expectation
- confidentSure of oneself
- positiveAffirming or certain
- sanguineCheerfully optimistic temperament
- idealisticPursuing unrealistic standards
faith · belief · unwavering · rose-colored · Pollyanna · unguarded · open-hearted · good-faith
Free from moral wrong
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
- childlikeHaving youthful innocence
- unworldlyLacking practical awareness
- greenColor of vegetation
inexperienced · artless · guileless · callow · raw · unschooled · starry-eyed · wet-behind-the-ears
credulous
Prone to blind trust
unsuspecting · hoodwinked · impressionable · ingenuous · unwary · vulnerable · misled · simple · foolable · confiding
deceived
Misled into false belief
swindled · defrauded · double-crossed · backstabbed · disillusioned · exploited · manipulated · victimized · burned · conned
hopeful
Feeling positive expectation
idealistic · faith · belief · unwavering · rose-colored · Pollyanna · unguarded · open-hearted · good-faith · well-meaning
innocent
Free from moral wrong
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
- childlikeHaving youthful innocence
- unworldlyLacking practical awareness
green · inexperienced · artless · guileless · callow · raw · unschooled · starry-eyed · wet-behind-the-ears · sheltered
overtrustfuldistrustful
Lacking faith in others
mistrustful · suspicious · untrusting · paranoid · skeptical
overtrustfulskeptical
Inclined to question claims
questioning · critical · discerning · shrewd · astute
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