Meaning of DEPENDABLE
| Pronunciation: | | di'pendubul
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- [adj] worthy of reliance or trust; "a reliable source of information"; "a dependable worker"
- [adj] financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment"
- [adj] consistent in performance or behavior; "dependable in one's habits"; "a steady-going family man"
- [adj] 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"
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| | Synonyms: | | certain, good, honest, reliable, rock-steady, safe, secure, sound, steady, steady-going, straight, sure, tested, time-tested, tried, tried and true, true, true(p), undeviating |
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| | Antonyms: | | undependable, unreliable | | |
| | See Also: | | trustworthy, trusty | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \De*pend"a*ble\, a.
Worthy of being depended on; trustworthy. ``Dependable
friendships.'' --Pope.
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| | Related Terms: | | calculable, fail-safe, faithful, faithworthy, fast, firm, guaranteed, harmless, incorruptible, invincible, inviolable, invulnerable, predictable, proven, reliable, responsible, riskless, secure, solid, sound, stable, staunch, steadfast, steady, straight, substantial, sure, surefire, tested, to be trusted, tried, tried and true, true, trustable, trustworthy, trusty, undangerous, unfailing, unfalse, unhazardous, unperfidious, unperilous, unprecarious, unrisky, untreacherous, warranteed, well-founded, well-grounded |
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