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Credulous vs Suggestible - What's the difference?

credulous | suggestible |

As adjectives the difference between credulous and suggestible

is that credulous is excessively ready to believe things; gullible while suggestible is susceptible to influence by suggestion.

credulous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Excessively ready to believe things; gullible.
  • (obsolete) Believed too readily.

    • Derived terms

    * credulously * credulousness

    Related terms

    * credulity

    Synonyms

    * naive, unworldly * See also:

    Antonyms

    * incredulous

    References

    * (etymology)

    suggestible

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Susceptible to influence by suggestion.