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falling for

ADJECTIVE

credulous

Synonyms

WEAK

accepting believing born yesterday dupable easy mark green overtrusting simple swallow whole taken in trustful trusting uncritical unquestioning unsophisticated unsuspecting unsuspicious unwary

Antonyms

WEAK

skeptical suspecting suspicious untrusting

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New-ball partner Lauren Bell was also unusually wayward early on and as a result 57 runs came from the powerplay, even with Shefali Verma and Harmanpreet falling for 11 and eight respectively.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

They feel embarrassed or ashamed about falling for a trick.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Katie spends much of the season vacillating between raging at Archie and feeling guilt over falling for his manipulative overtures.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

Coming into Friday trading, shares were down 15% year to date after falling for 13 of the past 17 weeks.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

I’m falling for just a second … before I’m underwater.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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