as in reliability
worthiness as the recipient of another's trust or confidence
her dependability as a friend, in good times and bad, is legendary
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Recent Examples of dependability
Jeremiah’s warmth and dependability may symbolically meet the desire for safety and emotional security.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Subaru prefers its vehicles are known for their dependability and versatility.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2025
But this year, with Bichette in what could be his final season with the Jays, the dependability returned.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Banham is known and valued for her cheerful dependability, unflappable regardless of her minutes or place on any roster’s depth chart.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Subaru prefers its vehicles are known for their dependability and versatility.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2025
But this year, with Bichette in what could be his final season with the Jays, the dependability returned.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Banham is known and valued for her cheerful dependability, unflappable regardless of her minutes or place on any roster’s depth chart.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dependability
reliability
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The two models work together to help robots complete real-world tasks with greater transparency and reliability.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 2025
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And over and over, when conversations turned to energy reliability and affordability, the most ready answer across a broad range of sectors was renewables, not fossil fuels — even though emissions and climate change, per se, were mentioned less often than in the past.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Dependability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dependability. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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