Definition of reliable
1 : suitable or fit to be relied on : dependable
2 : giving the same result on successive trials
reliableness
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Examples of reliable in a Sentence
He's not very reliable. You can't always count on him to do what he says he'll do.
We can't write a report without reliable data.
We need more reliable information before we can take action.
Recent Examples of reliable from the Web
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The Bellwether plays the hits found at any reliable neighborhood restaurant and adds another layer of delicious polish.
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Texas hard rock band Hellyeah is a reliable go-to for fans of Mudvayne, Nothingface, Pantera and Danzig.
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There was little reliable information about what was going on within the gay community, Harold Levine, a New Yorker who lived through these early days of the epidemic, tells New York Magazine’s Tim Murphy.
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Leonardo DiCaprio is known as a man who is reliable in his tastes: wearing newsboy caps, riding CitiBikes, dating blond models between the ages of 20-25.
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After knocking repeatedly on the same doors — of voters identified as reliable — canvassers began to consider how to reach the people behind other doors.
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Andrus has been the club’s most reliable hitter so far this season.
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In many cases, newer data have not been around long enough to establish reliable baselines.
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Research to ensure that the agreed upon price of the deal is relatively close to fair market value as determined by a reliable source such as Kelly Blue Book.
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First Known Use of reliable
1569
reliable
Definition of reliable
: one that is reliable
Recent Examples of reliable from the Web
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Also submitted for our hilarity are such reliables as the pot-smoking old lady and the elaborate cake that will never reach the finale intact.
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First Known Use of reliable
1852
RELIABLE Defined for English Language Learners
reliable
playDefinition of reliable for English Language Learners
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: able to be trusted to do or provide what is needed : able to be relied on
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: able to be believed : likely to be true or correct
RELIABLE Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of reliable for Students
: fit to be trusted or relied on: dependable reliable information
reliably
\-blē\ adverbMedical Dictionary
reliable
playMedical Definition of reliable
: giving the same result on successive trials a reliable psychological test
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