Definition of unreliable
Adjectives
liable to be erroneous or misleading
- Synonyms:
- undependable
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fallible
likely to fail or make errors
not worthy of reliance or trust
"in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"
- Synonyms:
- undependable
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untrustworthy, untrusty
not worthy of trust or belief
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erratic, temperamental
likely to perform unpredictably
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uncertain
not consistent or dependable
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unsound
of e.g. advice
- Antonyms:
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dependable
worthy of reliance or trust
- reliable
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trustworthy, trusty
worthy of trust or belief
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certain, sure
reliable in operation or effect
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tested, time-tested, tried, tried and true
tested and proved to be reliable
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undeviating
used of values and principles; not subject to change; steady
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reliable
worthy of reliance or trust
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dangerously unstable and unpredictable
"an unreliable trestle"
- Synonyms:
- treacherous
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dangerous, unsafe
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
lacking a sense of responsibility
- Synonyms:
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irresponsible
showing lack of care for consequences
Vocabulary Lists for unreliable
Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" Chapters 11-20 »(180 words)
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E.M. Forster's "A Passage to India" Chapters 1-10 »(537 words)
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Anne Frank's "Diary of a Young Girl" Part 2 »(140 words)
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