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Word for people easily influenced by propaganda

English Language & Usage Asked by user20865 on December 1, 2020

What is the word that describes people who are easily influenced by propaganda or always do what all other people are seen to be doing without much thinking?

12 Answers

Well, If we're throwing words around, I'd like to throw in credulous.

Correct answer by Mr Lister on December 1, 2020

I know of no word quite so specific, but gullible describes anyone who is easily fooled.

Answered by Barrie England on December 1, 2020

What about uncritical or accepting?

Answered by CesarGon on December 1, 2020

Conformist / conforming - has the strong connotation of someone who "goes along" but not of that being a bad thing. One might (rightly) conform to a law one doesn't happen to like, or (wrongly) conform to a mob's violence or social injustice.

Suggestible - someone who takes on thoughts and ideas from others without conscious consideration

Susceptible (to propaganda) - can be influenced/affected

Influenceable (by propaganda) - as above

Malleable - bendable, implies resistance on some level that is ultimately suspended. The analogy is to metalworking.

Compliant - someone who complies over-readily

Sheepish - used in a certain sense, it means someone who follows a herd mentality. It can also mean shy or cowardly.

Lemming - (noun) means someone who follows a crowd even suicidally

Answered by Ryan Haber on December 1, 2020

I'd like to throw my entry into the ring. 'Weak Minded'. Wikipedia says for Weak Minded "... is the state of being easily impressionable or possessing a weak sense of self-will, judgement or conviction.

A weak minded individual's opinion may be easily swayed by propaganda or emotional manipulation tactics, as they do not possess an adequate ability to judge or discern the quality of an assertion, or they may exhibit a lack of discipline."

Answered by David Bobb on December 1, 2020

I would prefer the word fickle minded for this.

Answered by Sourabh on December 1, 2020

The word I always think of first when someone is easily influenced or persuaded is "impressionable"

Answered by Name on December 1, 2020

Final Answer: SUCKA noun /SUK-Kuh/
Definition of SUKKA: Easily swayed, duped, easy target, no original opinions, dumbass, patsy. (syn.)

Ex. - "I sold that SUKKA 3 gold chains. He found out they were fake, wanted his skrilla back, so I doubled it to 6 gold chains and he took it!'

REf: URBAN DICTIONARY

Answered by Carlos Sun-Tana on December 1, 2020

The succinct word - in fact the singular word for which the question is the exact definition of, is:

SUGGESTIBLE

A suggestible person is someone easily influenced by propaganda.

Answered by Arn Prince on December 1, 2020

"Sukka" was the closest word to the definition. Too bad it is slang. Maybe "propagandized." (ex.: The propagandized buy into the fake news, without questioning the lack of names or evidence.)

Answered by Twit on December 1, 2020

Apart from those that have already been suggested, I can think of-

  1. Naïve
  2. Ingenuous

Very simple ones but worthy of mention-

  1. Childish
  2. Innocent
  3. Inexperienced

If you’re trying to insult someone-

  1. Ignorant
  2. Silly
  3. Foolish

Slightly poetic-

  1. Green
  2. As green as grass

Answered by Atharva Navaratne on December 1, 2020

Sheeple wasn't in the dictionary when this question was asked, but it is now; and the word has been around since 1945.

informal
: people who are docile, compliant, or easily influenced : people likened to sheep

Merriam Webster:sheeple

Answered by Phil Sweet on December 1, 2020

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