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CREDULITY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CREDULITY?

Need another word that means the same as “credulity”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “credulity” in this overview.

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Credulity as a Noun
Definitions of "Credulity" as a noun
Synonyms of "Credulity" as a noun (17 Words)
Usage Examples of "Credulity" as a noun
Associations of "Credulity" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Credulity” are: gullibility, credulousness, naivety, naiveness, blind faith, trustfulness, lack of suspicion, innocence, ingenuousness, lack of experience, lack of sophistication, greenness, callowness, childlikeness, simpleness, simplicity, ignorance

Credulity as a Noun

Definitions of "Credulity" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “credulity” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true.
Tendency to believe readily.

Synonyms of "Credulity" as a noun (17 Words)

blind faith	A protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight.
callowness	Wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale.
childlikeness	The quality of being childlike.
credulousness	The written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group.
greenness	An environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party.
gullibility	Tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived. You can never underestimate the gullibility* of people.*
ignorance	The lack of knowledge or education. He acted in ignorance* of basic procedures.*
ingenuousness	Openly straightforward or frank.
innocence	A state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense. The healthy bloom in her cheeks gave her an aura of innocence.
lack of experience	The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.
lack of sophistication	The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.
lack of suspicion	The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.
naiveness	Lack of sophistication or worldliness.
naivety	Lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement. They took advantage of his naivety* and deep pockets.*
simpleness	Lack of ornamentation.
simplicity	The quality of being simple or uncompounded. They took advantage of her simplicity.
trustfulness	The trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others.

Usage Examples of "Credulity" as a noun

Moneylenders prey upon their credulity and inexperience.

Associations of "Credulity" (30 Words)

ascribe	Regard a quality as belonging to. He ascribed Jane s short temper to her upset stomach.
belief	Trust, faith, or confidence in (someone or something. It strengthened my belief* in his sincerity.*
believe	Follow a credo have a faith be a believer. There are those on the fringes of the Church who do not really believe.
believing	The cognitive process that leads to convictions. Seeing is believing.
confidant	A person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it to others. A close confidante of the princess.
confidence	A feeling of self-assurance arising from an appreciation of one’s own abilities or qualities. He had gained the young man s confidence.
confiding	Willing to tell someone about a secret or private matter and trust them not to repeat it to others. First she was suspicious then she became confiding.
credibility	The quality of being convincing or believable. The book s anecdotes have scant regard for credibility.
credible	Appearing to merit belief or acceptance. Credible information.
credit	Accounting enter as credit. The screenplay is credited to one American and two Japanese writers.
credo	A statement of the beliefs or aims which guide someone’s actions. He announced his credo* in his first editorial.*
credulous	Showing a lack of judgment or experience. A ceremony staged for credulous* tourists.*
debit	Enter as debit. A double entry system of bookkeeping where each debit* has a corresponding credit entry.*
dogma	A doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative. He believed all the Marxist dogma.
export	Of a high standard suitable for export. Nearly all the bananas produced were exported to Britain.
faith	A strongly held belief. Men with strong political faiths.
faithful	Those who are faithful to a particular religion or political party. Employees who had notched up decades of faithful* service.*
integrity	Moral soundness. The structural integrity* of the novel.*
redound	Come back upon; rebound on. Everything redounded to his glory.
reliability	The quality of being trustworthy or of performing consistently well. These data throw doubt on the reliability* of national statistics.*
reliable	A reliable person or thing. A reliable* source of information.*
rely	Have faith or confidence in. The charity has to rely* entirely on public donations.*
sales	Income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time.
theism	Belief in the existence of a god or gods, specifically of a creator who intervenes in the universe. There are many different forms of theism.
transaction	Published reports of proceedings at the meetings of a learned society. Transaction processing.
trust	Confer a trust upon. A trust* was set up.*
trusted	Regarded as reliable or truthful. A trusted* adviser.*
trustful	Inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust. A trustful* acceptance of authority.*
trusting	Showing or tending to have a belief in a person’s honesty or sincerity; not suspicious. A shy and trusting* child.*
trustworthy	Able to be relied on as honest or truthful. Trustworthy public servants.