reliable
[ ri-lahy-uh-buhl ]
/ rɪˈlaɪ ə bəl /
adjective
that may be relied on or trusted; dependable in achievement, accuracy, honesty, etc.: reliable information.
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good, solid, positive, sincere, safe, steady, honest, respectable, predictable, stable, dependable, decisive, strong, decent, true, candid, careful, certain, conscientious, constant
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relevant, releve, relevé, relexify, reliability, reliable, reliance, reliant, reliantly, relic, relic area
SYNONYMS FOR reliable
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.
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reliable
/ (rɪˈlaɪəbəl) /
adjective
able to be trusted; predictable or dependable
Derived Formsreliability or rare reliableness, nounreliably, adverb
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Word Origin and History for reliable
reliable
1560s, raliabill, Scottish; see rely + -able. Not common before 1850; and sometimes execrated thereafter in Britain as an Americanism because it involves a use of -able different from its use in provable, etc., but defended (by OED, Century Dictionary, etc.) on grounds of use of the suffix in available, laughable, etc.. Related: Reliably.
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