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say it: ri-LAHY-uh-buhl
reliable is an adjective meaning "worthy of reliance or trust". It carries 3 recorded senses.
worthy of reliance or trust
“a reliable source of information”
“a dependable worker”
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”
conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief
“an authentic account by an eyewitness”
“reliable information”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for reliable come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.