a. | 1. | Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependance or reliance; trustworthy. |
Adj. | 1. | reliable - worthy of reliance or trust; "a reliable source of information"; "a dependable worker" Synonyms: dependable Antonyms: undependable, unreliable - not worthy of reliance or trust; "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant" |
2. | reliable - conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief; "an authentic account by an eyewitness"; "reliable information" Synonyms: authentic | |
3. | reliable - worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable source of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me" |