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reliable - 4 definitions

- noun
1. reliable, reliables -- one that can be relied on
synonyms: reliables
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
- adjective
2. reliable -- worthy of reliance or trust; "a reliable source of information"; "a dependable worker"
synonyms: dependable
antonyms: unreliable -- not worthy of reliance or trust; "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant" , unreliable -- not worthy of reliance or trust; "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. dependable -- worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable sourcSFLe of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me"
synonyms: dependable, honest, true
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. authentic -- conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief; "an authentic account by an eyewitness"; "reliable information"
synonyms: authentic
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
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unreliable -- not worthy of reliance or trust; "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant"
unreliable -- not worthy of reliance or trust; "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant"

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