Entry Word: dependable

Function: adjective

Meaning: worthy of one's trust <Boy Scouts are supposed to be always dependable>

Synonyms good, reliable, responsible, safe, solid, steady, sure, tried, tried-and-true, true, trustworthy, trusty

Related Words constant, devoted, faithful, fast, loyal, staunch (or stanch), steadfast; honest, sincere, single-minded; infallible, unerring; firm, sound, strong; effective, telling; attested, authenticated, confirmed, proven, valid, validated, verified; blameless, irreproachable, unimpeachable, unquestionable

Near Antonyms disloyal, faithless, false, unfaithful; deceitful, dishonest; doubtful, dubious, questionable, suspect, uncertain, unsound; hazardous, risky; unauthenticated, unconfirmed, untried, unverified

Antonyms irresponsible, undependable, unreliable, untrustworthy