reliable

reliable: reliable, dependable, trustworthy, trusty, tried can be applied to persons, their utterances, views, methods, or instruments to mean having or manifesting qualities which merit confidence or trust.

Reliable describes what one can count upon not to fail in doing what is expected

{
she is a very reliable servant
}

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one of the most reliable of our employees
}

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a reliable washing machine
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or to give or tell the exact truth

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a reliable work of reference
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reliable testimony
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Dependable is very close to reliable; it may suggest steadiness or trustworthiness in time of need or in an emergency

{
ask a friend to recommend a dependable physician
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he is the most dependable of our friends
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a dependable source of information
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Dependable is also used merely as a descriptive term implying a character that is predictable or that is the antithesis of what is fickle or capricious

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Laura wasn't pretty, but . . . healthy-looking and dependable— Mary Austin
}

A person or occasionally a thing is trustworthy that merits or has earned one's complete confidence in his or its soundness, integrity, veracity, discretion, or reliability

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a trustworthy confidant
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a trustworthy witness
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a trustworthy wife
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the most trustworthy comment on the text of the Gospels and the Epistles is to be found in the practice of the primitive Christians— Macaula
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Trusty applies to a person or thing that has been found by experience to be reliable and trustworthy

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a trusty guide
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a trusty servant
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or that has been found never to have failed one in need or in an emergency or that has been found dependable whenever needed

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his trusty sword— Spenser
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he wrapped the trusty garment about him— Cather
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Tried also stresses proved reliability, dependability, trustworthiness, or trustiness

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a tried and true friend
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a tried remedy
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a tried soldier
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{
his tried expedients— Bagehot
}

Analogous words: *safe, secure: *infallible, inerrable, inerrant, unerring: cogent, *valid, sound, convincing, compelling, telling

Antonyms: dubious

Contrasted words: *doubtful, problematic, questionable

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Synonyms:

Trustworthy, trusty

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reliable — re‧li‧a‧ble [rɪˈlaɪəbl] adjective someone or something that is reliable can be trusted or depended on: • a good, reliable worker • The system will be more reliable than the current equipment. reliability noun [uncountable] : • The design… … Financial and business terms
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Reliable — Re*li a*ble (r? l? ? b l), a. Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependance or reliance; trustworthy. A reliable witness to the truth of the miracles. A. Norton. [1913 Webster] The best means, and most reliable pledge, of a higher object … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reliable — I adjective accurate, assured, authentic, believable, certain, competent, conclusive, conscientious, constant, credible, definite, dependable, devoted, evidential, exact, faithful, genuine, guaranteed, honest, honorable, incontestable,… … Law dictionary
reliable — [ri lī′ə bəl] adj. that can be relied on; dependable; trustworthy reliability n. reliableness reliably adv. SYN. RELIABLE is applied to a person or thing that can be counted upon to do what is expected or required [a reliable assistant ];… … English World dictionary
reliable — 1560s, raliabill, Scottish; see RELY (Cf. rely) + ABLE (Cf. able). Not common before 1850; and execrated thereafter in Britain as an Americanism. Related: Reliably; reliability … Etymology dictionary
reliable — has, surprisingly, been in common use only since about 1850, and was once objected to on the ground that it ought to mean ‘able to rely’ and not, as it does, ‘able to be relied on’, since rely cannot by itself take an object, as most verbs… … Modern English usage
reliable — [adj] trustworthy candid, careful, certain, conscientious, constant, decent, decisive, definite, dependable, determined, devoted, faithful, firm, good, high principled, honest, honorable, impeccable, incorrupt, loyal, okay, positive, predictable … New thesaurus
reliable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ able to be relied on. DERIVATIVES reliability noun reliably adverb … English terms dictionary
reliable */*/ — UK [rɪˈlaɪəb(ə)l] / US adjective 1) a) a reliable person is someone who you can trust to behave well, work hard, or do what you expect them to do Alice can look after the children. She s very reliable. a reliable workman/car b) a reliable vehicle … English dictionary

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