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Reliable

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Capable of being relied on; dependable: a reliable assistant; a reliable car.

adj. Yielding the same or compatible results in different clinical experiments or statistical trials.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence or reliance; trustworthy

adj. Such that either a sent packet will reach its destination, even if it requires retransmission, or the sender will be told that it didn't

n. Something or someone reliable

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependance or reliance; trustworthy.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

That may be relied on; fit or worthy to be relied on; worthy of reliance; to be depended on; trustworthy.

Synonyms Trustworthy, trusty.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief

adj. worthy of reliance or trust

adj. worthy of being depended on

Word Usage

"Terry Cunha says it's just better for America to get more of its oil from what he calls a reliable neighbor."

Equivalent

trusty trustworthy undeviating time-tested tried and true tried certain tested sure

Antonym

unreliable untrustworthy

Cross Reference

constant solvent

Form

reliably semireliable reliableness

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

trustworthy dependable sure certain authentic secure safe unfailing

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

liable pliable undeniable unjustifiable unreliable unverifiable viable

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

accurate trustworthy useful competent relevant consistent sophisticated