Dependable

adj, noun

adj, noun ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A reliable person or thing.

    "But Datsyuk’s return rejuvenated the old dependables like Rafalski, Lidstrom and Marian Hossa, who consistently outshone Malkin and Crosby."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Able, or easily able to be depended on.

    "He was a very dependable person."

Adjective
  1. 1
    worthy of reliance or trust wordnet
  2. 2
    financially safe wordnet
  3. 3
    consistent in performance or behavior wordnet
  4. 4
    worthy of being depended on wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
trustworthyfaithfulreliableresponsiblesoundtrusty

Example

More examples

"This source is dependable and predictable, but more research is still needed in this area."

Etymology

From depend + -able.

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