dependable
Origin of dependable
1Other words for dependable
Other words from dependable
- de·pend·a·bil·i·ty [dih-pen-duh-bil-i-tee], /dɪˌpɛn dəˈbɪl ɪ ti/, de·pend·a·ble·ness, noun
- de·pend·a·bly, adverb
- in·ter·de·pend·a·ble, adjective
- non·de·pend·a·ble, adjective
- non·de·pend·a·ble·ness, noun
- non·de·pend·a·bly, adverb
- pre·de·pend·a·ble, adjective
- un·de·pend·a·ble, adjective
- un·de·pend·a·ble·ness, noun
- un·de·pend·a·bly, adverb
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How to use dependable in a sentence
An elite shot-blocker and athletic marvel during his prime, Ibaka is now a more controlled back-line defender who has worked hard to evolve into a dependable three-point shooting threat on offense.
NBA free agency updates: Lakers get tougher while Jayson Tatum, Donovan Mitchell ink max extensions | Ben Golliver | November 23, 2020 | Washington PostDuring that time, he figures to be a perennial all-star and a dependable franchise player for new owner Ryan Smith.
NBA free agency updates: Lakers get tougher while Jayson Tatum, Donovan Mitchell ink max extensions | Ben Golliver | November 23, 2020 | Washington PostWhat sets the Versa 3 apart from Apple is that it includes Amazon’s dependable Alexa voice assistant instead of less-than-dependable Siri.
While San Diego may seem a place preserved by dependable and comfortable weather, scientists know the region spans three very different local climates.
The Climate Problem Facing Coastal Building Height Limits | MacKenzie Elmer | October 20, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoThe safe and dependable wealth management business would be the new focus.
From bailout debacle to global dominance: Inside the turnaround at UBS | Bernhard Warner | September 21, 2020 | Fortune
That was the foolishness of my vision for my life—that my backup career would be completely undependable.
Its very method of control makes it an undependable force, and at times unavailable.
Brandy, alas, always made him quarrelsome and undependable of mood.
Kenny | Leona DalrympleThe thing grew increasingly mystifying; increasingly unorthodox and undependable, too.
V. V.'s Eyes | Henry Sydnor HarrisonCan you think of any reason why someone might think this is an undependable type of ammunition?
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyAre you ignorant of how uncontrolled and undependable the average human being is in all the affairs of sex life?
A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis | Sigmund Freud
British Dictionary definitions for dependable
/ (dɪˈpɛndəbəl) /
able to be depended on; reliable; trustworthy
Derived forms of dependable
- dependability or dependableness, noun
- dependably, adverb
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