| ADJECTIVE | all | unreliable, undependable | liable to be erroneous or misleading |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | unreliable, undependable | not worthy of reliance or trust | |
| all | unreliable, treacherous | dangerously unstable / unstable and unpredictable | |
| all | unreliable | lacking a sense of responsibility |
| Sounds | ah.nrihlay'ahbahl; ah.nriylay'ahbahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | liable to be erroneous or misleading. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | undependable | |
| Broader | fallible | likely to fail or make errors |
| Nouns | unreliableness | the trait of not being dependable / dependable or reliable / reliable |
| Meaning | not worthy of reliance or trust. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable" | |
| Synonym | undependable | |
| Narrower | erratic, temperamental | likely to perform unpredictably |
| uncertain | not consistent or dependable | |
| unsound | Of e.g. advice | |
| See also | untrustworthy, untrusty | not worthy of trust / trust or belief |
| Opposite | reliable, dependable | worthy of reliance or trust |
| Spanish | informal, poco fiable | |
| Nouns | unreliability, unreliableness | the trait of not being dependable / dependable or reliable / reliable |
| Adverbs | unreliably | in an unfaithful undependable unreliable manner |
| Meaning | dangerously unstable / unstable and unpredictable. | |
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| Example | "an unreliable trestle" | |
| Synonym | treacherous | |
| Broader | dangerous, unsafe | Involving or causing danger or risk |
| Spanish | traicionero | |
| Nouns | unreliableness | the trait of not being dependable / dependable or reliable / reliable |
| Meaning | lacking a sense of responsibility. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | irresponsible | showing lack of care for consequences |
| Nouns | unreliability, unreliableness | the trait of not being dependable / dependable or reliable / reliable |
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