dupeable
Definition
Adjective:
- Susceptible to being deceived or tricked: "dupeable" describes a person who is easily fooled or taken advantage of, often due to naivety or lack of critical judgment.
Usage Examples
- (Easily deceived visitors.)
- (Easily fooled due to excessive trust.)
Advanced Usage
- "Highly dupeable": extremely vulnerable to deception.
- The elderly are sometimes seen as highly dupeable by unscrupulous salespeople. (Very easily tricked.)
Variants and Related Words
Dupe (noun): a person who is easily deceived or tricked.
- He was a dupe in the fraud scheme. (A victim of deception.)
Dupe (verb): to deceive or trick someone.
- They duped him into buying a fake watch. (They tricked him.)
Duplicity (noun): deceitfulness; double-dealing.
- Her duplicity was revealed when she lied to both friends. (Her dishonest behavior.)
Synonyms
- Gullible: easily persuaded to believe something; credulous.
- Naive: lacking experience or judgment, making one easy to deceive.
- Credulous: willing to believe things too readily.
Related Idioms
Born yesterday: very inexperienced or naive; easily fooled.
- Don't think I was born yesterday — I can see through your lies. (I am not dupeable.)
Easy mark: someone who is easily deceived or taken advantage of.
- He was an easy mark for the scammer. (A dupeable person.)