fleeceable
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Naive and easily deceived or tricked: "Fleeceable" describes a person who is overly trusting, lacking in worldly experience or critical judgment, and therefore easily fooled, cheated, or swindled.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The con artist targeted fleeceable tourists in the crowded market.
- His fleeceable nature made him the perfect victim for the email scam.
- She was too fleeceable to question the salesman's outrageous promises.
Advanced Usage
- Used to describe a characteristic vulnerability: The term often implies a specific susceptibility to financial fraud or deceitful schemes.
- The investment scheme preyed on the fleeceable elderly population.
Variants and Related Words
- Fleece (verb): To deceive or swindle someone, especially to take money from them through trickery.
- The dishonest mechanic tried to fleece customers with unnecessary repairs.
Synonyms
- Gullible: Readily believing something and therefore easy to deceive.
- Credulous: Having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.
- Naive: Showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment.
- Trusting: Showing a tendency to trust people; not suspicious.
Antonyms
- Skeptical: Not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations.
- Canny: Shrewd, especially in financial or practical matters.
- Astute: Having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people.
- Worldly-wise: Experienced and knowledgeable about the practical aspects of life.
Adjective
- naive and easily deceived or tricked
- at that early age she had been gullible and in love