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RELIABLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Worthy of reliance or trust
Example:
a dependable worker
Synonyms:
dependable; reliable
Classified under:
Similar:
certain; sure (reliable in operation or effect)
tested; time-tested; tried; tried and true (tested and proved to be reliable)
undeviating (used of values and principles; not subject to change; steady)
Also:
trustworthy; trusty (worthy of trust or belief)
Antonym:
unreliable (not worthy of reliance or trust)
Derivation:
reliability; reliableness (the quality of being dependable or reliable)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief
Example:
reliable information
Synonyms:
authentic; reliable
Classified under:
Similar:
trustworthy; trusty (worthy of trust or belief)
Derivation:
reliability; reliableness (the quality of being dependable or reliable)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Worthy of being depended on
Example:
I would be true for there are those who trust me
Synonyms:
dependable; honest; reliable; true
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
trustworthy; trusty (worthy of trust or belief)
Derivation:
reliability; reliableness (the quality of being dependable or reliable)
Context examples:
A field of human genetics which entails the reliable prediction of certain human disorders as a function of the lineage and/or genetic makeup of any two parents or potential parents.
(Medical Genetics, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
R&D aimed at enabling scaled-up, reliable, cost effective manufacturing of nanoscale materials, structures, devices, and systems.
(Nanomanufacturing, NCI Thesaurus)
CD7 gene is the most reliable clinical marker of T-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia.
(CD7 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
If you are thinking about using an herbal medicine, first get information on it from reliable sources.
(Herbal Medicine, NIH: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
Researchers have created a technology that could lead to new devices for faster, more reliable ultra-broad bandwidth transfers, and demonstrated how electrical fields boost the non-linear optical effects of graphene.
(Graphene paves the way to faster high-speed communications, University of Cambridge)
I have spoken with this policeman to-night and he appears to me to be a perfectly reliable person.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Mass spectrometry-based protein sequencing will enable us to retrieve reliable and rich genetic information from mammal fossils that are millions of years old, rather than just thousands of years old.
(‘Game-changing’ research could solve evolution mysteries, University of Cambridge)
This test is the most sensitive and reliable field method available to chemically identify amanitin-containing mushrooms.
(New Test Identifies Poisonous Mushrooms, Agricultural Research Service)
The ability to develop mature cardiac tissue in such a short time is an important step in moving us closer to having reliable human tissue models for drug testing.
(Early stimulation improves performance of bioengineered human heart cells, National Institutes of Health)
Don't you think that while we wait for reliable scientific conclusions, Europe could launch information campaigns and issue guidelines?
(Health threats caused by mobile phone radiation, EUROPARL TV)
