reliable
/ɹɪˈlaɪəbl̩/
reliable adjective: suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy.
Adjective
reliable (comparative more reliable, superlative most reliable)
- Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy
- a reliable witness to the truth of the miracles1855, Andrews Norton, Internal Evidences of the Genuineness of the Gospels
- the best means, and the most reliable pledge, of a higher objectFebruary 18, 1800, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Report on Mr. Pitt's Speech in Parliament of February 17, 1800, on the Continuance of the War with France (published in The Morning Post)
- 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
reliable (plural reliables)
- Something or someone reliable or dependable
- the old reliables
reliable meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
reliable in Hindi
- fit to be relied on
- निष्ठावान niṣṭhāvān
reliable in Tamil
- நம்பத்தகுந்த, நம்பக்கூடிய, ஆதாரமாகக் கொள்ளத்தக்க, தொடர்புற்ற
reliable in Marathi
- विश्वासार्ह
reliable in Urdu
- باوثوق, معتبر, مستند, پکا, قابل اعتماد
More languagesFewer languages
- reliable in Bengali
- বিশ্বস্ত, আপ্তকারী, বিশ্বাস্য
- reliable in Telugu
- నమ్మిన nammina
- reliable in Malayalam
- വിശ്വസനീയ, വിശ്വസ്ത, വിശ്വാസ്യ, വിശ്വാസ്യതയുള്ള
- reliable in Kannada
- ನೆಚ್ಚಬಹುದಾದ, ನಂಬಿಕೆಗೆ ಯೋಗ್ಯವಾದ, ವಿಶ್ವಾಸಾರ್ಹ, ಭರವಸೆ ಇಡಬಹುದಾದ
- reliable in Punjabi
- ਭਰੋਸੇਯੋਗ
- reliable in Gujarati
- ભરોસાપાત્ર, વિશ્વસનીય
- reliable in Odia
- ବିଶ୍ୱାସଯୋଗ୍ଯ଼, ବିଶ୍ୱସନୀଯ଼, ଭରସାଯୋଗ୍ଯ଼
- reliable in Nepali
- भरपर्दो, विश्वसनीय
- reliable in Arabic
- مَوْثُوق mawṯūq
- reliable in Malay
- andal
- reliable in Thai
- ไว้ใจได้, เชื่อถือได้
- reliable in Vietnamese
- tin cậy, đáng tin cậy
Examples of reliable in a sentence
- The most reliable simulation predicts that the hurricane will turn north.
- Large samples are generally more reliable than small samples due to having less variability.
- He's quite reliable even though occasionally he exhibits some squirrelliness for fun.
Synonyms of reliable
Antonyms
Forms of reliable
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more reliable |
| superlative | most reliable |
| Noun | |
| plural | reliables |
Origin of reliable
From rely + -able.
Words formed from reliable
Words that rhyme with reliable
Questions about reliable
- What does reliable mean?
- Reliable means suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy.
- What is reliable in Hindi?
- Reliable in Hindi is निष्ठावान (niṣṭhāvān). See Reliable meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is reliable?
- Reliable can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce reliable?
- Reliable is pronounced /ɹɪˈlaɪəbl̩/.
Words near reliable in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: reliable (page history and authors); reliable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); reliable (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); reliable (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); reliable (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); నమ్మిన (Telugu) (page history and authors); reliable (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); reliable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); reliable (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); reliable (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); reliable (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); reliable (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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