reliable
Use Reliable in a sentence
ə adjective
that may be relied on; dependable in achievement, accuracy, honesty, etc.: reliable information.
Related forms
reliability, reliableness, noun
reliably, adverb
nonreliable, adjective
nonreliableness, noun
nonreliably, adverb
Synonyms
trusty, authentic, consistent. Reliable, infallible, trustworthy apply to persons, objects, ideas, or information that can be depended upon with confident certainty. Reliable suggests consistent dependability of judgment, character, performance, or result: a reliable formula, judge, car, meteorologist. Infallible suggests the complete absence of error, breakdown, or poor performance: an infallible test, system, marksman. Trustworthy emphasizes the steady and honest dependability which encourages one's confidence, belief, or trust: trustworthy and accurate reports.
trusty, authentic, consistent. Reliable, infallible, trustworthy apply to persons, objects, ideas, or information that can be depended upon with confident certainty. Reliable suggests consistent dependability of judgment, character, performance, or result: a reliable formula, judge, car, meteorologist. Infallible suggests the complete absence of error, breakdown, or poor performance: an infallible test, system, marksman. Trustworthy emphasizes the steady and honest dependability which encourages one's confidence, belief, or trust: trustworthy and accurate reports.
Antonyms
undependable, questionable, deceitful.
undependable, questionable, deceitful.
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Word Origin & History
reliable
1569, raliabill, Scottish, from rely + -able. Not common before 1850; and execrated thereafter in Britain as an Americanism.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Fin-soup demand is driving millions of shark deaths, according to what researchers say are the first reliable estimates.
Found in cool, coastal waters throughout the world, there is no reliable data on the great white's population.
Winter may be a more reliable period for sightseeing.
Our fish farm supplies a new, reliable revenue source that will ultimately pay for the full-time groundskeeper we've hired.
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