reliable

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Pronunciation

• enPR: rĭ-līʹə-bəl, IPA: /ɹɪˈlaɪəbəl/

Adjective

reliable

1. 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 most reliable pledge, of a higher object

   • 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-looking Tories, and very knavish Whigs.

2. (signal processing, of a communication protocol) 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

Synonyms

• secure
• dependable
• trustworthy
• trusty

Antonyms

• unreliable

Related terms

• reliability
• reliance
• rely

Translations

• French: fiable, sûr
• German: verlässlich, zuverlässig
• Italian: affidabile
• Portuguese: fiável
• Russian: надёжный
• Spanish: fiable, confiable

Noun

reliable (plural reliables)

1. Something or someone reliable or dependable

   the old reliables

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