as in unreliable
likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly
He finally decided he could not be with someone so undependable. The spring weather was undependable, but we found a clear weekend for kayaking before too long.
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Recent Examples of undependable
However, the limited equitable market access due to layers of middlemen, high post-harvest losses, and a glaring data deficit creating volatile prices and an undependable supply chain have contributed to this segment of the population being among the nation's poorest.
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Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 31 July 2024
Viewed long term, however, Paramount has been an undependable friend to filmmakers seeking stable funding, not paint jobs.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 13 June 2024
That includes Nessel, whose lawsuit against PBMs, filed April 28, argues that having a local pharmacy option is important for elderly patients, those with undependable mail service, those with complicated prescription regimens and patients in immediate need of medication.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 8 Mar. 2024
Its statistics are unreliable, its central bank is undependable, and its judicial system’s decisions are inscrutable.
—Henri J. Barkey, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2023
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Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 31 July 2024
Viewed long term, however, Paramount has been an undependable friend to filmmakers seeking stable funding, not paint jobs.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 13 June 2024
That includes Nessel, whose lawsuit against PBMs, filed April 28, argues that having a local pharmacy option is important for elderly patients, those with undependable mail service, those with complicated prescription regimens and patients in immediate need of medication.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 8 Mar. 2024
Its statistics are unreliable, its central bank is undependable, and its judicial system’s decisions are inscrutable.
—Henri J. Barkey, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undependable
unreliable
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Social media reaction — good or bad, depending on the performance and result — is an unreliable barometer of reality.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The continent has in recent years drastically cut its reliance on Russian pipeline gas following Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, but its main source to fill the gap, Washington, has proven unreliable, making homegrown clean power all the more necessary.—
Natasha Bracken,
semafor.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Undependable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undependable. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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