reliable

Meaning

Adj

1. Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy
2. 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.
3. A member of the mass media, especially one with corporate sponsors and owners.

Noun

Something or someone reliable or dependable

Synonyms

trustworthy

dependable

true

faithful

credible

responsible

trusty

honest

safe

secure

sure

truthful

authentic

believable

solid

stable

firm

loyal

unfailing

steady

sound

🔉

certain

straight

trustable

indeed

unimpeachable

sensible

serious

really

strong

kosher

principled

exact

staunch

righteous

convincing

honorable

ethical

promising

trusted

level-headed

conscientious

valid

authoritative

real

respectable

hopeful

fail-safe

sedate

solemn

solvent

square

stabilize

staid

steadfast

stouthearted

sturdy

tangible

tenable

thorough

tightly

trouble-free

truly

trustful

unswerving

upright

upstanding

well grounded

good worker

make firm

safety

be trustworthy

reliable person

trust worthy

well founded

be relied upon

reliably solid

trouble proof

hard-working

unsimulated

absolutely

good old

accountable

anchorage

bankable

benign

blameful

blameless

calculable

cock-sure

competent

credibly

creditable

dedicated

defensible

definite

derelict

devoted

discreet

dutiful

earnest

effective

experienced

fair

familiar

faultless

fiduciary

firmly

foolproof

go-to

grave

🪦

hard

harmless

impeccable

industrious

infallible

intimate

irreproachable

liable

literal

meaningful

obliging

old

🧓

perfect

plausible

positive

premium

seasoned

security

Translations

fiable

sûr

zuverlässig

betrouwbaar

verlässlich

fiable

fidedigno

vertrouwd

confiable

seguro

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈlaɪəbəl/

Etymology

From rely + -able.