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unreliable
un·re·li·a·ble U0107900 (ŭn′rĭ-lī′ə-bəl)adj. Marked by or exhibiting a lack of reliability. un′re·li′a·bil′i·ty, un′re·li′a·ble·ness n.un′re·li′a·bly adv.unreliable (ˌʌnrɪˈlaɪəbəl) adjnot reliable; untrustworthy: an unreliable witness. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | unreliable - liable to be erroneous or misleading; "an undependable generalization"undependablefallible - likely to fail or make errors; "everyone is fallible to some degree" | | 2. | unreliable - not worthy of reliance or trust; "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant"undependableuntrustworthy, untrusty - not worthy of trust or belief; "an untrustworthy person"dependable, reliable - worthy of reliance or trust; "a reliable source of information"; "a dependable worker" | | 3. | unreliable - dangerously unstable and unpredictable; "treacherous winding roads"; "an unreliable trestle"treacherousdangerous, unsafe - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions" | | 4. | unreliable - lacking a sense of responsibility irresponsible - showing lack of care for consequences; "behaved like an irresponsible idiot"; "hasty and irresponsible action" |
unreliableadjective1. inaccurate, unconvincing, implausible, mistaken, false, uncertain, fake, deceptive, erroneous, unsound, fallible, specious, delusive The figures were unreliable because the sample sizes were too small. inaccurate accurate, infallible2. undependable, irresponsible, untrustworthy, unstable, treacherous, disreputable, not conscientious She had proved to be an unreliable witness and had lied to police. undependable reliable, dependable, trustworthy, responsible, stable, conscientiousunreliableadjective1. So weak or defective as to be liable to fail:trick, undependable.2. Not to be depended on:undependable, untrustworthy.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeereliabilitySee UNRELBL See UNRELunreliable
Synonyms for unreliableadj inaccurateSynonyms- inaccurate
- unconvincing
- implausible
- mistaken
- false
- uncertain
- fake
- deceptive
- erroneous
- unsound
- fallible
- specious
- delusive
Antonymsadj undependableSynonyms- undependable
- irresponsible
- untrustworthy
- unstable
- treacherous
- disreputable
- not conscientious
Antonyms- reliable
- dependable
- trustworthy
- responsible
- stable
- conscientious
Synonyms for unreliableadj so weak or defective as to be liable to failSynonymsadj not to be depended onSynonyms- undependable
- untrustworthy
Synonyms for unreliableadj liable to be erroneous or misleadingSynonymsRelated Wordsadj not worthy of reliance or trustSynonymsRelated WordsAntonymsadj dangerously unstable and unpredictableSynonymsRelated Wordsadj lacking a sense of responsibilityRelated Words |