reliable

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/ɹɪˈlaɪəbl̩/

adj 2noun 1

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be, prove, seem | become | consider sth

ADV

extremely, highly, very

My old car has proved to be an extremely reliable vehicle over the past ten years.

absolutely, completely, perfectly, totally

My car has been completely reliable for ten years, so I've never needed major repairs.

not entirely, not exactly, not terribly, not wholly | fairly, quite, pretty, reasonably

enough, sufficiently

The old car isn't reliable enough to take on a long road trip.

PREP

My old car has proved reliable as daily transport for the past five years.

Definitions

adj

Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy

a reliable witness to the truth of the miracles

the best means, and the most reliable pledge, of a higher object

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.

noun

Something or someone reliable or dependable

the old reliables

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — worthy of reliance or trust

dependable

adjective — conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief

authentic

adjective — worthy of being depended on

Antonyms

unreliable
undependable

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

a reliable witness to the truth of the miracles

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the best means, and the most reliable pledge, of a higher object

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According to General Livingston's humorous account, his own village of Elizabethtown was not much more reliable, being peopled in those agitated times by unknown, unrecommended strangers, guilty-looki

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the old reliables

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He is a good fellow, to be sure, but he isn't reliable.

Tatoeba · #20378

Encryption technology has advanced to the point where it's pretty reliable.

Tatoeba · #28412

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