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/ɹɪˈlaɪəbl̩/ · adjective
Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy.
the best means, and the most reliable pledge, of a higher object
a reliable witness to the truth of the miracles
According to General Livingston's humorous account, his own village of Elizabethtown was not much more reliable, being peopled in those agitated times by unknown, unrecommended strangers, guilty-looking Tories, and very knavish Whigs.
the old reliables
Use reliable when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Reliable means Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy.
Common synonyms include secure, dependable, trustworthy, solid.
Possible antonyms include unreliable, undependable.
the best means, and the most reliable pledge, of a higher object
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