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RELIABLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does reliable mean?
• RELIABLE (adjective)
The adjective RELIABLE has 3 senses:
The adjective RELIABLE has 3 senses:
1. worthy of reliance or trust
2. conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief
3. worthy of being depended on
2. conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief
3. worthy of being depended on
Familiarity information: RELIABLE used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
| Sense 1 | ] |
Meaning:
Worthy of reliance or trust
Synonyms:
dependable; reliable
Context examples:
a reliable source of information / a dependable worker
Similar:
undeviating (used of values and principles; not subject to change; steady)
Also:
trustworthy; trusty (worthy of trust or belief)
Antonym:
unreliable (not worthy of reliance or trust)
| Sense 2 |
Meaning:
Conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief
Synonyms:
authentic; reliable
Context examples:
an authentic account by an eyewitness / reliable information
Similar:
trustworthy; trusty (worthy of trust or belief)
| Sense 3 |
Meaning:
Worthy of being depended on
Synonyms:
Context examples:
a dependable worker / an honest working stiff / a reliable source of information / he was true to his word / I would be true for there are those who trust me
Similar:
trustworthy; trusty (worthy of trust or belief)
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