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- pronunciation:
- rih
laI
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- Word Parts
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adjective |
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When someone is reliable, it means that you can depend on them. You know that you can trust them. If a thing is reliable, it always does what you want it to, or it always acts in the same way so you can depend on it.
My neighbor says that I am reliable enough to take care of her cats while she is out of town.Jen's mother has a reliable mechanic who she can always talk to if she has any car problems.- synonyms:
- dependable, steady, sure
- antonyms:
- unreliable
- similar words:
- faithful, good, loyal, responsible, secure
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| related words: |
honest, truthful |
| derivations: |
reliably (adv.), reliability (n.) |
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