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What is the difference between gullible and naive ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between gullible and naive ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Gullible means easy to fool. He is so gullible that you can tell him anything and he will believe it. Naive means innocent to the ways of the world. She has been very sheltered; that is why she is still so naive.
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"Gullible" is : you will believe anything someone tells you.
Example:
<<"Look! A flying, three-headed monkey!"
>>"Really? Where?!"
<<"Oh you are so gullible."
"Naive" is : you lack the experience to recognize when something is actually a lie or not as positive as it seems.
Example:
<<"I think this organisation truly aims to help people!"
>>"Don't be naive, they are just after more money."
naive is used more frequently.
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Gullible means easy to fool. He is so gullible that you can tell him anything and he will believe it. Naive means innocent to the ways of the world. She has been very sheltered; that is why she is still so naive.
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